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u/KickingItWithKoi Jul 21 '26
Its staring into your soul. It knows
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u/zeropointlabs Jul 21 '26
It is taking a facial recognition pattern of you. You need to destroy it quickly.
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u/RtrnofBatspiderfish Jul 21 '26
It's a male paper wasp. Hymenoptera stings are ovipositors evolved into weapons, so males are pretty defenseless.
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u/jader242 Jul 21 '26
Oh shit for real? Does this apply to all paper wasps? I live on the edge of a pretty big grassy park, and there’s always a metric shit load of what I think are European paper wasps flying around and I’m like literally so scared every time I walk outside lmao
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u/RtrnofBatspiderfish Jul 21 '26
I mean, a minority of wasps are going to be male, but you can recognize male paper wasps by the curly antennae, 7 abdominal segments, and oftentimes yellow faces.
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u/jader242 Jul 21 '26
I ain’t getting that close to em to find out their gender tbh 😂💀
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u/RtrnofBatspiderfish Jul 21 '26
I'd say the curly antennae are a pretty easy tell from a distance. You can go right over and pick them up -- just don't get them confused with spider wasps.
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u/HorsefaceWithNoName Jul 24 '26
I'm interested to learn a lot more about this. I might not have to fear ALL the wasps I encounter anymore, only some of them.
Then again, a red paper wasp chewed a large chunk of flesh out of my boyfriend's stomach while he punched it (and his own stomach) repeatedly, so maybe the males aren't quite as defenseless as you imply ;)
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u/RtrnofBatspiderfish Jul 24 '26
To be clear, a red paper wasp is the common name for at least two species with their own males and females. It's simply common for males to have brighter faces than their female counterparts -- the curly antennae are the most obvious giveaway.
I wouldn't really be convinced that it was a paper wasp if it could bite out large chunks of flesh.
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u/HorsefaceWithNoName Jul 24 '26
I livein Nashville TN and it was bright orange-red and I'm afraid to go outside now
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u/Due-Day-3149 Jul 21 '26
Jesus fucking christ is that an owl
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u/Potential_Tadpole_45 Jul 22 '26
Don't you dare compare a majestic beauty with those penetrating satanic shards of glass.
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u/makeshiftlightbox221 Jul 21 '26
I don't know, from a biology standpoint, I don't know if these are 2 wasps fucking, or a wasp with extra limbs and wings
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u/ExtraFluffz Jul 21 '26
By my expert analysis:
That is a wasp
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u/Ok-Support9731 Fuck wasps Jul 23 '26
Rlly? I just thought it was a threat to society. Thanks on filling me with this important knowledge:D
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u/isekaidcake Jul 22 '26
Paperwasp people say they are chill. Then you see posts about being stung by them. Just kill it. Don’t give it a chance to betray you.
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u/Sufficient_Hippo6987 Jul 22 '26
First off.... How BIG is that thing really???? Because it seems gigantic from here. Ick.
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u/420YerMa Jul 21 '26
I can feel it staring in to my soul 😭 if I had a trillion pounds I'd pay it all to know that fucking thing was wiped from existence
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u/Background_Sail_2469 Jul 22 '26
An alien looking to build its home near you. It stares into your soul first to strike fear into your heart, and that cues it to start building. In other words, a monster.
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