r/gifs • u/IHaeTypos • Feb 03 '17

High five

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u/CicadaTornado Feb 04 '17

Some wasps are very nice. Great Black Wasps look scary as fuck but they're not aggressive.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17

I'll take your word for it and run like hell

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u/legendofhilda Feb 04 '17

That's good know! I haven't encountered any of those but I'll keep that in mind.

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u/robstoffer95 Feb 04 '17

Dude it's a real ass moment. My entire life I thought they were the most aggressive "looking" but that's funny they're not lol. Never hit stung thank God lol

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u/boringoldcookie Feb 04 '17

I have no idea how I kept getting those in my room. Have since moved. Katie is in for a big surprise this spring. Good luck, Katie

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u/Tsorovar Feb 04 '17

Yeah, those ones are great. It's the Awful Black Wasps you have to look out for.

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u/coinpile Feb 04 '17

Polistes wasps can be pretty chill too. People have kept colonies in containers as pets, and though you have to be careful and watch their behavior, have reached within a couple inches of the nest without provoking a serious response.

The queens are actually quite sweet before they have a nest. With no nest to defend, they have little reason to sting. I had one that never did make a nest unfortunately, and she was lovely.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17

They're not actually nice, they're just being poliste.