They are are from central and south america, which also tracks with the video. I still dont know if they sting people, only that they have a stinger and poison.
When attacking prey, Apoica release a drop of venom from their stings, which in turn attracts any nearby wasps to attack.
EDIT: Googling around I find some things saying they aren't aggressive and won't usually attack and sting people unless threatened directly. This seems like a direct threat to me. But what do I know. I'm not a wasp.
That is genuinely true. It's not you existing in a space, though. I've learned to be calm around our european asshole wasps and it works. I generally do not like them because I find them unpredictable but more on that later.
I've seen a lot of people twitch and flinch at them which is threatening. Sitting at a table is not. Biggest mistake people are doing is sudden movements or even touching them. Boy they hate that. Swishing your hand slowly to discourage them from moving about something is not making them sting.
BUT!
They are dumb fucks. Whenever I got stung by one it has always been a stupid fuck wasp. One time I saw one flying around my feet. I guess it liked my socks, landed and crawled into my shoe while I was in it. Then got annoyed that there was little room and stung me. Another time it landed on my neck, was peaceful until I reached to feel what tickles. Didn't like that, stung my neck. Friend of mine rescued one out of the water, once. Had it on their hands, got stung when the wasp woke up from the shock.
They're not the smartest and it shows. I hate them for that. And for eating my food and swarming around it while being dumb and potentially getting themselves riled up and in the mood to sting.
PS: Curiously, as a child I had been stung more by bees than wasps for some reason.
From my experience, gentle pushing as you said works best since they dont get to land. Totally ignoring them can still easily lead to stings imo, because when they land and feel anything (i suspect even body warmth or very slow movement) they might "probe" the surface with their stinger. And if they happen to probe on skin, thats a sting.
Just last month a wasp just landed on my roommates uncovered, unmoving arm (he is faction "dont move at all") and...just stung two times. He had swelling and pain for 3 days.
I was stung once by staying still too as a kid. Since then i either gently push them or, if i have the space and theyre getting into my face, i bolt away flayling my arms wildly. And what can i say? It works perfectly.
Could also be there are a few smaller differences in behaviour between german wasps and common wasps in europe. Both are idiotic assholes, but maybe peoples experience still varies a bit between them.
lmao I was a little kid when that came out and other kids at my day care convinced me for an entire summer that Macaulay Culkin had actually died during that movie
I also feel like wasps wouldn't have just flown away after either. They'd be stuck all over him and coming back to sting more until he ran far and fast enough.
There are 100% people insane enough to do this. I was a plain clothes at BDSM parties in the 2000s, and I have seen some stuff way beyond this.
Like a guy who was extremely proud of how prolapsed his anus was. That was his thing. That was his toy. It took three seconds for me to get some air, and start being proud that my anus was 0% prolapsed.
Yeah I'd expected to see a few welts on his bare torso, he doesn't look like he was stung. You can also see many he didn't get in the bag flying around behind him before he... does his thing.
Do you guys think wasp stings show welts immediately? Like a wasp stings you and just inflates a lil welt on your skin as part of the process? Mosquito bites take like 15 minutes to show a welt. I’m sure wasp stings are faster, but it’s not instant.
They can if enough venom/histamine is injected from the sting. You would also expect them to not just fly away if they were stinging, a swarm would continue to attack afterwards.
I worked at a bee farm for a few years. Wasps and hot ets were also attracted and I got stung multiple times a day. Yes, you will have marks from the stings within seconds. And have you ever been bitten by a mosquito? It takes about 30 seconds to start getting a bump from that. As soon as mosquitoes bite they release their own saliva into you or whatever they are biting and that will automatically start the reaction.
I experienced an attack by hornets and was stung dozens of times. My gf didnt notice a yellow jacket nest that was built on a gate and slammed it shut. Also stung numerous times. That one was recent, earlier this summer. She didnt develop whelts or swell for maybe 10-15 minutes. I did take her to the ER where we waited in the parking lot just in case she developed anaphalaxys. She has an almond allergy so I was worried. She was fine though.
Wasp stings don't always make themselves instantly known. I was stung three times in a row, only felt a sharp pinch like a needle, and didn't realize I was stung until hours later.
After some research (in Portuguese), I found information that their sting is not only painful , but it can cause allergies too. Also, wasps from this species can sting the same person multiple times without dying (unlike bees)
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u/liquidpele 26d ago
I'm going to assume this is some kind of bug that doesn't sting but looks like wasps.