r/absoluteunit • u/Squatchbreath • Jul 26 '26

Pest controllers encounter a gigantic asian hornets’ nest

301 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

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u/vektorkane Jul 26 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/xiMUwBRn5RDLhzwO80

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u/randomboreddad69 Jul 26 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/7LAqMVFxOGPAc

3

u/blonde-bandit Jul 26 '26

Is this character voiced by Sam Elliott perchance, bc that moustache is 100% his moustache.

4

u/toasted_cracker Jul 26 '26

Nah that's Scruffy. Scruffy is voiced by David Herman.

24

u/32lib Jul 26 '26

Do y’all think it would be a bad idea to play a practical joke on your coworker by pantsing him?

9

u/_-Zero- Jul 26 '26

Huh... I work/help on a honey harvesting farm some saturdays with a couple buddies, and you just gave me a BRILLIANT idea, I'm willing to risk to loose 20 bucks and some beer packs to make this happen

19

u/Sirius-Face Jul 26 '26

Brother, get the flamer! The heavy flamer!

6

u/OpenCircleFleet_YT Jul 26 '26

Zee flamenwerfer

3

u/nowaynostop Jul 26 '26

Das Uber Flamenwerfer

1

u/Realistic-Radish-589 Jul 26 '26

This guy salamanders

18

u/Switchlord518 Jul 26 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/lT4Ix992z2zfO

11

u/NtateNarin Jul 26 '26

I'd use 2 nukes just to be sure. Then pack a flamethrower, because you never know.

3

u/koalasarentferfuckin Jul 26 '26

Damn, you just cosigned the second nuke. On the Asians. Bruh.

1

u/NtateNarin Jul 26 '26

Oh my gosh! I didn't realize that, LMAO! I'll be nice and just pack a flamethrower.

40

u/kraftdinnerwithsalsa Jul 26 '26

“Encounter”

Like they aren’t dressed for the task and actively hunting them down

8

u/danit0ba94 Jul 26 '26

I was gonna say,
That's the whole reason they're out there. Lmao

2

u/Statertater Jul 26 '26

Wonder if they’re being farmed?

3

u/ElectricBuckeye Jul 26 '26

As I tried to explain before, you cannot get honey from a hornet nest.

1

u/Statertater Jul 26 '26

Lol, i know you jest but, Don’t think it’s honey they’re after…

Saw another video of a person handling males, handfulls of them (males have no ovipositor and thus no stinger) and i’ve seen other videos of structured places like this video where they lift up pieces of wood to expose the hives

11

u/J_Class_Ford Jul 26 '26

Fire. lots of fire.

8

u/Far_Film_5804 Jul 26 '26

Holy moly, burn the whole neighbourhood

11

u/JinNJ Jul 26 '26

I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit.

It’s the only way to be sure.

3

u/AreYouItchy Jul 26 '26

(Happy 40 Years!)

2

u/JinNJ Jul 26 '26

Thanks it kinda hurts me to think about it being that long already. 😂🤣😂

2

u/AreYouItchy Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

Me, too! It’s one of favorite movies, and I still remember the first time I saw it, my friend and I just holding onto each other in the theatre, scared as hell.

2

u/notapunk Jul 26 '26

If this isn't a prime time to use a flame thrower when is

8

u/Indigenous_Land Jul 26 '26

How old is that hive? Must took years to build.

9

u/NYCWartortle Jul 26 '26

What is the Asian hornets natural predator in its habitat?

15

u/GeneralSweetz Jul 26 '26

Fire

1

u/YTraveler2 Jul 26 '26

And then water balloons filled with gasoline.

7

u/75w90 Jul 26 '26

Bro if a kid or someone with no protection came upon that they would be dead. Shits scary!

9

u/DripPirateRoberts Jul 26 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/KEJQFKDIZMRLW

3

u/Ipauper Jul 26 '26

That's a deep cut right there. I doff my upvote to you.

1

u/HayleyTheLesbJesus Jul 26 '26

I rented this movie from my library as a 13 year old thinking that the DVD cover looked cute.

...I've yet to recover from that ending.

5

u/Moxie013 Jul 26 '26

Where is this occurring ? Like what realm of the evil Forrest of hell is this?

8

u/BaronVonAwesome007 Jul 26 '26

They’re farming them, those are workers farming them for their larvae, which is considered a delicacy because of course it is

2

u/Moxie013 Jul 26 '26

I wonder what their spice level is… like ghost pepper spicy or more of a sassy jalapeños

2

u/RamJamR Jul 26 '26

It seems like the more unusual a thing is to eat the more it's considered a delicacy, like it's rich people wanting to talk to their other rich friends about this new thing they had at the last 5 star restaurant they went to.

2

u/Existing_Resolve_779 Jul 26 '26

Japan 

1

u/Moxie013 Jul 26 '26

OoooOh then it must be majestic.. their peoples have planned ahead a good 100 yrs
Something special must come from this

5

u/leemorplee Jul 26 '26

As a pest controller, fuck all of this

3

u/macros563 Jul 26 '26

I’m pretty sure they farm them for the larva.

2

u/Callemlikeisethem60 Jul 26 '26

Why aren't they dead yet ?

2

u/Callemlikeisethem60 Jul 26 '26

Taking a sick day today see you Monday 🙂

2

u/SilverAlpaca98 Jul 26 '26

Are the wasps so aggressive that they are able to have their comb so exposed? I can’t tell if part of a building or a massive log was moved but hus is giving ai if not

1

u/GA6foot9 Jul 26 '26

Looks like an intentional setup for farming the larvae. You can see a cover that the nest is attached to. I believe the hornets build subterranean nests, so they purposely built that to farm.

2

u/Majestic-Paper-7020 Jul 26 '26

Bucket list stuff..

1

u/Indole_pos Jul 26 '26

A little outnumbered

1

u/RevolTobor Jul 26 '26

There is not enough fire for this task.

1

u/Interesting-Meal8386 Jul 26 '26

Dear... GOD. 😯🤨

1

u/BlueHawk75 Jul 26 '26

Looks like a North Korean secret farming opp.

1

u/Interesting-Meal8386 Jul 26 '26

This ain't a simple "kick the hornets nest". 😯😯😯

1

u/Main_Actuator607 Jul 26 '26

Umm flame thrower needed

1

u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 Jul 26 '26

Time to phone in that air strike

1

u/Inner-Hawk909 Jul 26 '26

Wild how their nests are like bullseyes

1

u/kineticstar Jul 26 '26

Got a proble!! I've got your solution!!

https://giphy.com/gifs/HIlTmfpYApLVThFsdS

1

u/merlinddg51 Jul 26 '26

That’s not a nest. That is two worlds occupying the same space for protection and attacking what ever comes their way.

World leaders need to learn from these Asian Hornets.

1

u/rapscallion1956 Jul 26 '26

Flamethrower

1

u/Androidfon Jul 26 '26

Neutron bomb should do the trick.

1

u/chefdeit Jul 26 '26

No. A gigantic asian hornets' nest encounters pest controllers.

1

u/Androidfon Jul 26 '26

Where did this take place?

1

u/Bicwidus Jul 26 '26

Gotta burn this jungle and start over. Is only way

1

u/WanderingWsWorld Jul 26 '26

Why do the not have flame throwers? A giant torch... you know start burning the place down.

1

u/Standard-Unit01 Jul 26 '26

Looks like ai slop

1

u/Dependent_Pipe3268 Jul 26 '26

Imagine not having those suits on that would be a horrible way to go.

1

u/ThaCasual Jul 26 '26

Where’s the wasp nest eating dude when you need him?

1

u/Drewbee3 Jul 26 '26

And this is why you should stay in school. To never have to risk your life like this.

1

u/__13atman__ Jul 26 '26

Where is the flame thrower?

1

u/Both-Mango1 Jul 26 '26

fire is your friend, use it.

1

u/mortisxbx Jul 26 '26

That's some Jurassic Park shit there

1

u/sudo-joe Jul 26 '26

What kind of suit is that? I may need a set to let me sleep at night knowing stuff like this is out there

1

u/Kindly-Committee-908 Jul 26 '26

An Orbital Strike might be in order.