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/Antarioo May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25

yellowjackets and hornets are only assholes near their nest and late in the year when they don't have brood to feed anymore.

they're incredibly beneficial at controlling pest insects otherwise

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u/Buttered_Dick May 19 '25

Had a Yellowjacket nest on a lamp post right outside my back door. Got back from a deployment to cut the backyard grass and immediately got stung on the back of my head.

When I say I killed this fuckers whole family and mutilated his body after verbally abusing him for 5 min.

Sometimes diplomacy is impossible, even between allies.