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[โ€“] kat_angstrom 30 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

I have some Goldenrod plants in the backyard where every summer a few hundred 5-banded Wasps congregate. The males mob a few plants to show themselves off, covering every leaf and branch and stem until they're weighing the whole plant down, while the females buzz about checking out the dudes to decide who to mate with.

I'm grateful to support that colony; they've been on and around the neighborhood longer than I have, and honestly, they're pretty chill. They're not going to attack unless you do first, and they're pollinators.

And for those people who view a mob of several hundred wasps on a single plant as being "gross", just chill. They got a right to life like we do <3

[โ€“] Lycist 14 points 3 months ago

Not a fan of wasps at all...

However, I've a friend who had been absolutely MOBBED by cicada's this year, said it was a nightmare because it was so loud.

Sent him this image and told him he just needs to cultivate hundreds of wasps and he'll be good next time around. :D

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