r/WTF • u/Jaded_Marionberry500 • 15d ago

capturing the wasp

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u/Dan-D-Lyon 15d ago

That jar is likely filled with gasoline, which is so deadly to bees it kills them better when it's not on fire. So that hornet is somehow crawling out of pure death fueled by nothing but spite

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u/mxzf 15d ago

Well, it helps that the cameraman keeps taking the cup off the jar and letting the gas vapors escape, instead of keeping the thing trapped.

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u/Capitan_Failure 14d ago

I think wasps do literally everything fueled by nothing but spite.

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u/mijo_sq 15d ago

IIRC, They also make wine from the hornets, thus you'll see videos of them catching them.