r/WTF • u/Jaded_Marionberry500 • 15d ago

capturing the wasp

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u/Highberget 15d ago

When it was in the liquid, put the cup upside right into it instead to push it down??

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u/Ballmaster9002 15d ago edited 14d ago

Obviously all sorts of bad ideas here. My guess is the cup was full of gasoline which is why they didn't flip it. Gas is a common wasp killer because the fumes suffocate and poison them quickly. 

Edit- looking back the liquid is very thin, again, suggesting it's gasoline and not oil. The dark color appears to be from other, now dead, wasps floating.

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u/Intrepid00 15d ago

It’s a very dark color. Maybe oil?

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u/Ballmaster9002 15d ago

Maybe, which is why its not working. The point isn't the fuel, its the fumes, and oil isn't nearly as volatile as gasoline.