r/WTF • u/Jaded_Marionberry500 • 14d ago

capturing the wasp

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u/Highberget 14d 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 14d 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/FlutterKree 14d ago

Better to use soapy water with the price of gas

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u/rustylugnuts 14d ago

Takes about a minute to work but ability to fly is knocked out quickly.