I fully understood what they were trying to do when they chased me for 5 minutes straight. I didn't provoke them or anything.

There is no misunderstanding, they are being jerks to us, even if they are a normal part of nature.

As long as they aren't near the house, I'm fine with them. But my allergic ass can't afford to let them build where they always try to, which is right at the doors.

I hate it. I mean, I'm phobic of all of the stinging insects because of the allergy and damn near dying and such, but I've come to enjoy most bees from a distance. I can even let a bumbler buzz me without pissing my pants.

But wasps and hornets? Heeelllllll no. The first time I got stung by one, my leg was swollen so bad it split, and that was in kindergarten. The second time, I couldn't breathe. So, you know, fuck wasps and hornets.

Even a honey bee puffs me up and swells my throat, but they won't mess with you just for existing. Like, we've had bees buzzing around our front porch all the time what with the planters and all. Same in the back yard, where we've planted native species with having plenty of native insects in mind. None of the regular bees mess with anyone unless there's an accident. But freaking wasps just fuck with you.

Yellow jackets in particular can fuck right off.

Most wasps are cool. But (mostly) two subspecies are just literally assholes that sting for fun.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

It is perhaps the Marmite of the insect world, you love it or hate it but you’re never indifferent and that gives me something to work on.

A wasp queen will begin by building a cylindrical column known as a petiole which she covers in a chemical she produces to repels ants.

At full size, larvae spin a cover over their cell until they emerge into adult workers.

With enough adults fully grown, the queen can focus on reproduction and is in turn fed by the workers.

Most worker wasps will only live as adults for a few weeks but the queen will hibernate underground to lay her eggs in summer so may survive for up to a year.

Wasps navigate via geo-location of large objects, this is the reason they will often circle people as they are mapping where we are, which must be frustrating if we are moving.

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