• ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org
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    13 hours ago

    When eating outside we sometimes set up an “Opferteller” with left overs and put out to the side so the wasps have their thing going on that plate and we can continue to eat. It’s fascinating to watch but at the same time I’m scared shitless since I had a very bad experience with nest defending wasps and my long hair as a child…

    • Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org
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      13 hours ago

      I do the same thing and then I just move slowly as not to squish or slap them accidentaly. Works much better than shooing them 😄 Wasps have a bad reputation but they’re useful and kinda cool honestly.

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        11 hours ago

        Where I live, it is considered a community service to kill wasps. Seriously. Gotta die.

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            7 hours ago

            Fascinating. Its not that I have some obsession with killing wasps, but its something I do immediately. When I see nests, I eliminate them. I will tell the property owner, “You’re welcome.”