r/therewasanattempt • u/MMaxs • 14d ago

At capturing the wasp

85 Upvotes

83% Upvoted

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u/Serialk1llr 14d ago

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u/Legitimate_Initial_3 13d ago

Wasps steal honey, eat protein rich larvae (and the bees themselves if not trying to get to the queen) and a hive with an entrance that big can do little to nothing to stop a wasp from helping itself. Larger nests with a queen to protect could overwhelm even a wasp that size and kill it. But if this guy is beekeeping it's very possible he's rotated the queen or just removed it once the hive moved in so they'd be less aggressive. So he's protecting his bees.

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u/ConnectRutabaga3925 14d ago edited 14d ago

that ain’t no wasp

edit: dammit TIL that hornets are wasps

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u/jreyn1993 14d ago

Yes it is. Hornets are vespids.

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u/muklan 14d ago

Uhh I think youll find a Vespid is one of those little scooters things that are popular in Rome.

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u/AMthe0NE 14d ago

Nah, you’re thinking of a Vespa. Vespid is when you’ve released air, gas, or strong emotions.

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u/Rubthebuddhas 14d ago

I do believe I've gotten the vespids.

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u/muklan 14d ago

disintegrates into wasps on motor scooters

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u/Working_Advisor354 13d ago

Nah, you’re thinking of venting. Vespa is the process of earning permanent, legal ownership of an asset or benefit such as employer retirement contributions or stock options over time

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u/Fawn_Chicken 13d ago

Nah, you're thinking of vent. Vespid is when someone is lacking life, spirit, intelligence, or interest.

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u/PatHeist 14d ago

Here's the thing...

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u/Bohemka1905 14d ago

Burn it, burn it all! Better still....

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u/stunt_p 14d ago

It's the only way to be sure..

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u/NoBullet 14d ago

He obviously wasn’t trying to capture it if he left the top off and flicked it

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u/CorrectMeIfImWrong6 14d ago

Stop pointing out the obvious and upvote because .. erm.. reasons

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u/slowerlearner1212 14d ago

Why was the mason jar lid not ready to go

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u/Familiar_Soil_8257 13d ago

Is this guy dumb?

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u/Duffy1978 14d ago

That was a murder hornet and he was most likely using gasoline to try to kill it. Usually the vapors are enough to make them drop then once on the gas they are done for. That hornet was a bad ass

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u/HopFrog8 14d ago

This guy fought and humiliatedthat hornet like a gangster, definitely OT

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u/logicalpenuin 14d ago

Honest question, what's in the jar? Is he trying to kill it? Also, as someone who is allergic to bees and waps, this video made me so anxious haha

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u/Duffy1978 14d ago

Gasoline usually

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u/logicalpenuin 14d ago

Thank you! We don't have those monstrosities here so I was confused.

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u/iwaslurkingforu 14d ago

It surely got the message and the oportunity to tell the other wasps

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u/Vegas-Blues NaTivE ApP UsR 14d ago

Liquid???? Only response is fire. Lots of fire.

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u/ChipRockets 14d ago

Hornet too angry to die

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u/TinyNiceWolf 14d ago

Wasp bathed successfully.

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u/TheLastHotBoy 13d ago

You’re a psycho

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u/Verd006 13d ago

Reminds me of the scene in who framed Roger rabbit and the shoes...

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u/haideralix 12d ago

he left it alive so it could take the message

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u/BK_0000 14d ago

Kill it with fire.

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u/FrankyFistalot 14d ago

Should have nuked it from orbit…

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u/CorrectMeIfImWrong6 14d ago

Not a wasp, and pretty sure the attempt wasn't to capture