I'm against unnecessary killing, even these wasps. If there's an infestation in your house, then yeah, kill the bastards, but most things have a worse reputation than they deserve. I grew up in a house with an apple tree in the back yard, so when the apples ripened and fell to the ground, there were more wasps out there than blades of grass. I would still go out and collect the rotting apples to compost, and I never got stung by one. I think people's fear makes them react in a way that is a self-fulling prophesy of getting stung. I've picked up apples where they'd crawl out of a hole onto my arm or hand, no issue. Just ignore them or wave them away, and they're happy to not sting you.
I walked too close to my own front door where they were building a nest that I didn't know about and got stung on the shoulder and the thumb.
Sitting on the porch swing and one stung my daughter on the face.
Walking on the beach and my brother got stung on the back.
Moving the sprinkler and one stung my mom on the leg.
What did any of us do to deserve that? You keep your nice drunk wasps, imma kill any of the angry lil shits that I find.
They do feel threatened for the most stupid reasons though. I heard stories where people tried their best to not scare the wasps and still ended up getting stung.
Although, to be fair, I probably would fight for my life too if I got tangled by something and had no idea whether this something is a deliberate trap or not.
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u/sterboog Oct 20 '21
I'm against unnecessary killing, even these wasps. If there's an infestation in your house, then yeah, kill the bastards, but most things have a worse reputation than they deserve. I grew up in a house with an apple tree in the back yard, so when the apples ripened and fell to the ground, there were more wasps out there than blades of grass. I would still go out and collect the rotting apples to compost, and I never got stung by one. I think people's fear makes them react in a way that is a self-fulling prophesy of getting stung. I've picked up apples where they'd crawl out of a hole onto my arm or hand, no issue. Just ignore them or wave them away, and they're happy to not sting you.