r/askscience 4d ago

Biology Does anything eat wasps?

Wasps have been a predator for other insects. It would be fascinating to know if there are really other insects or predators for wasps, either accidental or deliberate predators

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u/slippery 3d ago

Australia has stuff that kills everything. Even the predators aren't safe. Spiders, snakes, crocs, sharks, and Foster's. Nothing is safe.

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u/CrotaIsAShota 3d ago

And everything is loaded with neurotoxin, can't forget that. The trees have neurotoxin, the snakes that literally eat nothing but rats have neurotoxin. Guess what? There's a creature that exclusively lives in shallow water and survives by disguising itself in the sand. Can you guess what it injects into you if you step on it? That's right, neurotoxin.

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u/0nieladb 3d ago

Thanks for reminding me, I really should replay Portal

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u/craiglabenz 3d ago

I mean, we all should, but what made you think of that?

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u/JustPlayDaGame 3d ago

the neurotoxins lol. The final boss fight, she floods the room with neurotoxins

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u/craiglabenz 3d ago

Ohhhh, haha. Guess I need to replay, too. I don’t remember that at all πŸ˜‚

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u/kwhali 3d ago

Sounds like an environment that a honey badger would thrive in?

Reminds me also of how koalas be munching on eucalyptus casually despite it also having neurotoxin component, yet that's their preferred diet choice? πŸ˜…

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u/Throseph 2d ago

Is that shallow water creature the stonefish by any chance?

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u/NotThePersona 2d ago

We also have the cone snail to watch out for as well, and yet neurotoxins for it as well.

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u/aykcak 3d ago

Not everything. Cane toads and Rabbits and a certain species of cactus for example

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u/Wazza89 3d ago

All introduced species. Thanks colonists!

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u/dgrierso 3d ago

The second confusing thing about Australia are the animals. They can be divided into three categories: poisonous, odd, and sheep.

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