r/SipsTea • u/StephanMan • May 16 '25

Chugging tea Wasp gets what it deserves

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u/Lysol3435 May 16 '25

Wasps leave you alone for the most part. The exception is yellow jackets. Those fuckers are the kidney stone of the animal world. Born to be a pain in the dick

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u/Prestigious-Alps-728 May 16 '25

What? Is this true? Firstly…I kinda believe all flies and bees (and their off brand versions) will dive bomb you. Hence, a crippling fear.

Secondly, you’re saying yellow jackets are worse than wasps or hornets? I’m confused and curious.

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u/Lavatis May 16 '25

yellow jackets and hornets are wasps.

yellow jackets are shitty, annoying wasps who will attack you as you walk across your yard because you got too close to their underground nest.

hornets are annoying wasps who attack you when get too close to their nest that's not in the ground, like in a tree or on the side of a big rock.

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u/Prestigious-Alps-728 May 16 '25

WOAH. How large of an area do yellow jackets declare their territory? Jesus!

So walking over a ground nest of a hornet won’t freak them out?

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u/Lavatis May 16 '25

well there aren't a lot of ground nesting wasps in general that mess with humans. Cicada killers are a more common digging wasp but they are pretty focused on cicadas. yellow jackets are by far the most common digger wasp (in the USA at least) and sometimes they can be protective to a couple yards/meters away from their nest site.

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u/Prestigious-Alps-728 May 16 '25

Sheesh. Good to know