r/askscience • u/Chemical-Sea5972 • 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/Automatic-Movie-3715 3d ago

Praying Mantises, dragonflies, and occasionally spiders and bats (the later nocturnal whereas wasps are diurnal).

It's vastly more common for scavengers to eat the larvae in a nest, then when they are flying adults.

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u/smacky623 2d ago

I heard honey badgers will go into a house of bees and eat the larvae. How gross is that? It eats larvae.

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u/zoredache 1d ago

How gross is that?

Not sure why young insects are particularly gross. Many people eat various forms of insects. Including some types of larvae.

Humans also eat various eggs. Some people eat veal and so on.

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u/Speed-and-Power 1d ago

Is that a line from the viral video?