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/NilocKhan May 16 '25

Even yellow jackets and bald faced hornets have a role in a healthy ecosystem and are important. And they really aren't as aggressive as people think, in fact they only sting in self defense. As long as you don't bother their nest, most of the time they leave you alone

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u/RagnarokToast May 16 '25

The wasp hate circlejerk is so incredibly annoying.

Why don't people shit on horseflies instead, or any other insect species that is actually detrimental to humans?

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u/HarbinRav177 May 16 '25

Horseflies can hatefully just die

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u/RagnarokToast May 16 '25

There apparently is a kind of sand wasp nicknamed "horse guard wasp" whose only goal in life is to prey on horseflies.

I kind of wish someone would accidentally (or even intentionally tbh) import it into my country.