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[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

Wasps generally won't fuck with you, but here's a pro tip.

It's been shown that they can recognize and remember human faces. No idea how they have enough wetware for that kind of pattern recognition, but whatever.

So, do not look at them! And for damn sure don't wave your arms about. If they think you're any sort of threat, it's game on.

Had a nest over my front door for months and they didn't hassle me or my pig, and we went in and out that door frequently. Pointedly ignoring them worked, but I finally nuked the nest so none of my friends would get stung.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

Wasps generally won't fuck with you

Someone never heard of yellowjackets 🙄

[-] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

I'd had this over my front door for however long it took for them to build it. My pest control service said the size of the nest can affect how aggressively defensive they might respond to perceived intruders. I guess maybe I was just lucky we caught this one before it got any more developed.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago

There may be some precedent for that. Swarming bees (that's what they're called when they're clumped in random places without a home) are very docile because they have nothing to protect.