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[โ€“] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Paper wasps are such bros! A month or two ago I stuck my hand into one of their nests inadvertantly, was greeted with what felt like electrical shocks, and my hand didn't swell or even hurt after a minute or two.

I will always come to paper wasps', or wasps in general, defense. I'm sure yellow jackets play an important ecological niche too, but I haven't run into 'em enough to have an opinion on their temperament.

[โ€“] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yellow jackets aren't aggressive, they're just annoying because they like the same foods we do and are super persistent about it.