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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ReadyUser31 to c/microblogmemes
 

@LegoRacers2

You can't expect me to believe there is a race of creatures living in well-ordered homes who spend all day making candy while their evil counterpart hides out in menacing fortresses that augur only destruction

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Jokes aside, that isn't really the case. Most folks think of the European honeybee when they think of bees, when there are actually many other species of bees native to different parts throughout the world that humans don't farm for honey. Native bee populations are REALLY important to the environment, and so are native wasp populations. Wasps play an important role in the environment because they also pollinate native plants. Don't hate on wasps, they're really important!

[–] Wrench 65 points 2 months ago (3 children)

They also murder other insects.

My brother genocided his yellow jacket population because they were murdering his bees (small hobby farm).

A few months later, there was a massive spider and other bug bloom. Like out of a horror film. Everywhere.

They're an important part of the ecosystem. But they're also assholes.

[–] samus12345 18 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] sploosh 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought you were gonna link to this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

lmao I kind of wish that I did

[–] TheBat 7 points 2 months ago

Your brother recreated China's campaign against sparrows. And it's aftermath.

[–] TheTechnician27 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact: there are fig wasps (some pollinators, some not) whose whole thing is just figs.

[–] Shapillon 3 points 2 months ago

And each fig variety has a whole species of fig wasps wholly devoted to it and you cannot switch them around.

[–] Crackhappy 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How do I unsubscribe from BeeFacts?

[–] sploosh 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not hard, but if you do it the food web collapses.

[–] Crackhappy 2 points 2 months ago

Oof that hit hard.

[–] mack7400 1 points 2 months ago

The real jerks are the wasp queens who kick out the workers so they have to go begging at picnics.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Both pollinate a lot.
Both have wars of various kinds, they have complex & dynamic social interactions & structures, they are great at logistics & planning, etc.

But one is somehow less pissed at humans.
No idea why anyone wouldn't be pissed at humans.
And attack us preemptively.

Bees are sus.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 25 points 2 months ago

It's not like wasp nests are much less organized on the inside. Here's an example.

[–] roguetrick 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Cool thing about yellow jackets is they can eat sugary stuff as adults, like nectar and fruit, but the young need protein. That's why they're out trying to steal a piece of your hamburger.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] Agent641 6 points 2 months ago

Unbewaspable!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Un🐝lieveable

[–] ReadyUser31 1 points 2 months ago

I didn't miss anything

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

At least not without a beekeeper condom.

[–] ChicoSuave 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're not the boss of me.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 3 points 2 months ago

And you're not that big.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Inb4 literal tech savvy wasps post redeeming benefits,...oh shit too late!

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 1 points 2 months ago

Reality has truly hack tier writing