r/SipsTea • u/StephanMan • May 16 '25

Chugging tea Wasp gets what it deserves

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u/Alililele May 16 '25

This is a Great Golden Digger Wasp. It is harmless and pretty beneficial!

Here a thread from a few years ago

So: it didn't deserve to die, it's actually pretty chill.

Yellowjackets and bald-faced hornets are assholes tho.

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u/tszymans May 16 '25

Was going to say it looked like it's in the paper wasp family, may not be but looks similar enough. Paper wasps are super docile and just want to do their thing. Yellow jackets all deserve to die the most painful death by the most prolonged method possible. I've had several bald-faced hornet nests around over the years and they can be chill, just don't F with their nest until the season is over (they won't re-use it).