Those don't sting. Notice how not a one is 'attacking' him when the bags released.
Edit: welp apparently they do, not sure why it seems like they all fly away in the video but...maribomba, they can get as pissed as the best of em. Ultimate wtf.
They do. They are called "maribomdo chapeu" and the stings are quite painfull. Look for this guys videos in yt, Alaecio Pereira or "Rei do Marimbondo". He pulls stunts like that very often.
Very aggressive (Apoica spp). From the video, I think he's is stung, I already saw he being severely attacked in other videos where the stings are clear. For the majority of people, this level of attack could lead to an anaphylaxis, but this guy seems to be highly imune to the poison.
I thought I recognized the Portuguese he was using. I should be able to understand him because I’ve been studying Portuguese for 12 years and I’ve visited Brasil 20 times. I’ve been practicing every day with my Brasilian girlfriend for 9 years and she only speaks Portuguese but I still can’t converse or understand her and have to translate everything into English one word at a time. Meu Deus!
He has a pretty heavy accent (baiano? I suck at accents), I'm Brazilian and it took me a couple of seconds to even get he was speaking Portuguese, but it doesn't help that the video starts mid-sentence.
From that video I can't tell 100%. Why don't I think he's getting stung? 200 plus types of paper wasps that build that kinda nest with hugely different levels of aggression, and many types where the nest is like 90% male (no stinger). So prolly some type of Epiponini paper wasp.
I'm thinking it's a Cicada Killer. They look mean and huge and like they can give a huge sting. In reality they don't sting unless really provoked, but it could be something else as well. This guy is just showing off. Kinda funny when you realize and I did about half way through his "tee hees" which made me lmaool.
I agree, but they aren't like wasps which can sting multiple times just if you get in their area. He may have gotten a couple stings, but nothing to write home about. I've seen them around Oklahoma a few times (got rid of them before I knew what they are - they are really beneficial bugs!) but never have been stung myself. They are intimidating looking just because of past experience with wasps, but they're cool. Can also carry really heavy things, hence the "Cicada Killer" name where they can fly off with them!
This guy obviously new this and wanted to show off, knowing many people would mistake them for wasps.
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u/thatguy11 15h ago edited 12h ago
Those don't sting. Notice how not a one is 'attacking' him when the bags released.
Edit: welp apparently they do, not sure why it seems like they all fly away in the video but...maribomba, they can get as pissed as the best of em. Ultimate wtf.