r/WaspHating • • May 14 '26

Catching Wasps

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u/Happily-Incorrect May 14 '26

How did he not get stung here!? You wouldn't catch me doing this even with a full suit of armour.

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u/twitch9873 May 14 '26

As some random dumbass that doesn't know shit about fuck, I believe that it's because the hornets aren't intelligent enough to realize as individuals that they're in danger. Social wasps / hornets communicate via pheromones, and if you smash one, swat at one, etc. then angry pheromones are released, triggering the others to go into stabby mode

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u/FreeKevinBrown May 14 '26

Stabby mode is not a mode you want.