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Leave those wasps alone 12:50 - Sep 19 with 1541 viewsStokieBlue

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Leave those wasps alone on 13:47 - Sep 19 with 1487 viewstabletopjoe

This is just wasp propaganda – ignore it

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Leave those wasps alone on 13:49 - Sep 19 with 1481 viewsITFC_Forever

Wasps are nasty little feckers.

And don't give me all that cross-pollination rubbish. Bees do that perfectly well without feeling the need to go round indiscriminately stinging everyone.
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Leave those wasps alone on 13:54 - Sep 19 with 1459 viewsStokieBlue

Leave those wasps alone on 13:49 - Sep 19 by ITFC_Forever

Wasps are nasty little feckers.

And don't give me all that cross-pollination rubbish. Bees do that perfectly well without feeling the need to go round indiscriminately stinging everyone.
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Possibly, look at it this way however:

If something that was 1000 times as large as you was trying to swat you and all you had was a sting to get rid of them what would you do?

Because that's what everyone does, a wasp comes near them going about it's business and they go and swat it.

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Leave those wasps alone on 13:56 - Sep 19 with 1456 viewsDanTheMan

Leave those wasps alone on 13:54 - Sep 19 by StokieBlue

Possibly, look at it this way however:

If something that was 1000 times as large as you was trying to swat you and all you had was a sting to get rid of them what would you do?

Because that's what everyone does, a wasp comes near them going about it's business and they go and swat it.

SB


I would try to fly into something 1000 times as big as me for a start.

I especially wouldn't try and land on their food. Bees manage this perfectly fine but wasps seem to enjoy pestering you.

And for that, may they all burn in hell.

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Leave those wasps alone on 14:02 - Sep 19 with 1441 viewsITFC_Forever

Leave those wasps alone on 13:54 - Sep 19 by StokieBlue

Possibly, look at it this way however:

If something that was 1000 times as large as you was trying to swat you and all you had was a sting to get rid of them what would you do?

Because that's what everyone does, a wasp comes near them going about it's business and they go and swat it.

SB


Go somewhere else?

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Leave those wasps alone on 14:03 - Sep 19 with 1441 viewstabletopjoe

Leave those wasps alone on 13:54 - Sep 19 by StokieBlue

Possibly, look at it this way however:

If something that was 1000 times as large as you was trying to swat you and all you had was a sting to get rid of them what would you do?

Because that's what everyone does, a wasp comes near them going about it's business and they go and swat it.

SB


It I was them I would keep out of other people’s picnics, even if they were the same size...

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Leave those wasps alone on 14:11 - Sep 19 with 1431 viewsStokieBlue

Leave those wasps alone on 13:56 - Sep 19 by DanTheMan

I would try to fly into something 1000 times as big as me for a start.

I especially wouldn't try and land on their food. Bees manage this perfectly fine but wasps seem to enjoy pestering you.

And for that, may they all burn in hell.


Not their fault they have evolved to be attracted to sweet foods. They are victims of their genes.

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Leave those wasps alone on 14:12 - Sep 19 with 1425 viewsDanTheMan

Leave those wasps alone on 14:11 - Sep 19 by StokieBlue

Not their fault they have evolved to be attracted to sweet foods. They are victims of their genes.

SB


I don't disagree.

They're still bastárds.

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Leave those wasps alone on 15:13 - Sep 19 with 1384 viewsSwansea_Blue

Leave those wasps alone on 14:12 - Sep 19 by DanTheMan

I don't disagree.

They're still bastárds.


Thereth endeth the threadeth

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Leave those wasps alone on 16:41 - Sep 19 with 1335 viewsWeWereZombies

Leave those wasps alone on 14:12 - Sep 19 by DanTheMan

I don't disagree.

They're still bastárds.


If you move slowly around them you can even guide them away with your hand just in front of them. But reacting with disproportionate fear and panicking only confuses them, just calm down for chrissake.

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Leave those wasps alone on 16:54 - Sep 19 with 1323 viewsRobTheMonk

When I was a kid (about 14) my mate got stung on his hand when we were playing football. His hand swelled up and it was huge - he had a major reaction to it. I've never seen anyone's hand swell up like it lol.
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Leave those wasps alone on 17:57 - Sep 19 with 1282 viewsRadlett_blue

Leave those wasps alone on 16:54 - Sep 19 by RobTheMonk

When I was a kid (about 14) my mate got stung on his hand when we were playing football. His hand swelled up and it was huge - he had a major reaction to it. I've never seen anyone's hand swell up like it lol.


I was minding my own business, enjoying a cold beer in Portugal and I felt something on my arm. I moved my arm slightly and the wasp which must have landed on me stung my arm. I reacted so severely that after a few hours I couldn't see any knuckles on my left hand. Took a few days to return to near normal.
So, funnily enough, I don't like wasps.
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Leave those wasps alone on 18:01 - Sep 19 with 1274 viewsWeWereZombies

Leave those wasps alone on 17:57 - Sep 19 by Radlett_blue

I was minding my own business, enjoying a cold beer in Portugal and I felt something on my arm. I moved my arm slightly and the wasp which must have landed on me stung my arm. I reacted so severely that after a few hours I couldn't see any knuckles on my left hand. Took a few days to return to near normal.
So, funnily enough, I don't like wasps.
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You were probably loudly proclaiming the fallacy that AC/DC were better than The Stranglers at Wembley in 1978.

I have friends in hive places, y'know.

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Leave those wasps alone on 18:47 - Sep 19 with 1249 viewsjeera

They always seem to be fine until late July or so.

Yep, they are very important in the early growing season, playing a role in pollination but also serve a purpose by keeping down aphids. If you see wasps, hover flies, ladybirds and earwigs amongst your veg you're in luck.

Wasps have no interest in us until they've completed their duties for the greater good, (the greater good), it seems.

Then it's like they're let loose on the world like bored juveniles constantly out looking for trouble.

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