4 ms·

sounds more like a repugnant fact to me

deleted 4y ago
[deleted]
throw827474737 4y ago
Very ignorant! One can avoid wasps initially, or also later move them more peacefully. They are very important pollinators (we lack more&more) and even have more cool duties. Not sure about your wasps over there, the annoyance factor of the wasps in Germany is usually heavily overdramatized and human arrogance at its best.
- jstrong 4y ago
  "yeah, what did wasps ever do to you?" attack the shit out of me for no good reason!
- aidenn0 4y ago
  In the US, it's yellowjackets (vespinae, minus the hornets) that are rather annoying. They are attracted to sugar and meat, and sting rather aggressively, which makes outdoor barbecues unpleasant (to put it mildly); paper-wasps (Polistinae) are indeed rather easy to live alongside, but they look quite similar so inherit the bad-rap that yellowjackets have.
  - distances 4y ago
    The Central European wasp is a yellowjacket, Vespula germanica. It is very attracted to sweets and foods especially in the autumn. However, it does not usually sting unless there's a reason, such as you're trying to sit on it. I myself have had zero stings of any bee or wasp in my life so I prefer to gently coax them away from my plate. Some people are absolutely terrified about them though so "just let them be" rarely seems to be good advice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespula_germanica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespula_germanica Edit: actually I don't know which one is more common, Vespula germanica or Vespula vulgaris. I wouldn't be able to differentiate between them.
    - dmix 4y ago
      > so I prefer to gently coax them away from my plate I’ve found wasps extremely persistent and confident in ways most insects never are. It’s one thing to gentle swat them but when they come back for 5-10min straight it's understandable why people don't like them. I also got bit on the mouth as a child when I drank a can of coke that had a wasp inside so I'm not exactly unbiased.
    - ambicapter 4y ago
      > I prefer to gently coax them away from my plate In my experience your hand is a minor annoyance that they'll fly around and continue eating. Only way to have peace is to lay traps around your eating area.
  - deelowe 4y ago
    Where I live paper wasps are aggressive and multiply quite rapidly. We went from one next to dozens in just a couple of years. I probably get stung at least once a year.
- amalcon 4y ago
  Avoid your own house or yard? Annoyance? Tell that to my wife, my brother in law, my uncle, my cousin, or my good friend. They all could literally die if stung, and have all been to the hospital at least once after a sting.
lm28469 4y ago
Average human in the middle of a massive, probably partially man made, extinction: "lmao I don't like them let's kill them"

deleted 4y ago

[deleted]

Very ignorant! One can avoid wasps initially, or also later move them more peacefully. They are very important pollinators (we lack more&more) and even have more cool duties. Not sure about your wasps over there, the annoyance factor of the wasps in Germany is usually heavily overdramatized and human arrogance at its best.

jstrong 4y ago
"yeah, what did wasps ever do to you?" attack the shit out of me for no good reason!
aidenn0 4y ago
In the US, it's yellowjackets (vespinae, minus the hornets) that are rather annoying. They are attracted to sugar and meat, and sting rather aggressively, which makes outdoor barbecues unpleasant (to put it mildly); paper-wasps (Polistinae) are indeed rather easy to live alongside, but they look quite similar so inherit the bad-rap that yellowjackets have.
- distances 4y ago
  The Central European wasp is a yellowjacket, Vespula germanica. It is very attracted to sweets and foods especially in the autumn. However, it does not usually sting unless there's a reason, such as you're trying to sit on it. I myself have had zero stings of any bee or wasp in my life so I prefer to gently coax them away from my plate. Some people are absolutely terrified about them though so "just let them be" rarely seems to be good advice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespula_germanica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespula_germanica Edit: actually I don't know which one is more common, Vespula germanica or Vespula vulgaris. I wouldn't be able to differentiate between them.
  - dmix 4y ago
    > so I prefer to gently coax them away from my plate I’ve found wasps extremely persistent and confident in ways most insects never are. It’s one thing to gentle swat them but when they come back for 5-10min straight it's understandable why people don't like them. I also got bit on the mouth as a child when I drank a can of coke that had a wasp inside so I'm not exactly unbiased.
  - ambicapter 4y ago
    > I prefer to gently coax them away from my plate In my experience your hand is a minor annoyance that they'll fly around and continue eating. Only way to have peace is to lay traps around your eating area.
- deelowe 4y ago
  Where I live paper wasps are aggressive and multiply quite rapidly. We went from one next to dozens in just a couple of years. I probably get stung at least once a year.
amalcon 4y ago
Avoid your own house or yard? Annoyance? Tell that to my wife, my brother in law, my uncle, my cousin, or my good friend. They all could literally die if stung, and have all been to the hospital at least once after a sting.

lm28469 4y ago

Average human in the middle of a massive, probably partially man made, extinction: "lmao I don't like them let's kill them"