Bumblebees are so fuzzy! They’re adorable.
I rescued one recently by picking it up
They’re so docile it’s awesome
And my god did it ever perk up when I plonked it on a flower. It was so ridic cute
Apparently there are some wasps that are pollinators and also not assholes, but I don’t bother to Google which is which before murdering them. If they want to live they shouldn’t be asshole shaped.
Wasps are all pollinators, they just don’t make honey si people hate them.
It’s a bummer that the territorial demons are important to the environment.
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The wasps you see are usually the ones only out for your food.
Honey Bees and Bumble Bees are great. They’re fun to watch, and are very docile/relaxed. I will always stop to watch one, or avoid while mowing.
If you’re asking me about carpenter bees or any wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket, they can all die in a fire. Those call for scorched earth.
Edit: my most recent acquaintance :)
I recently watched a video of a bee keeper showing how his bees were kept save because he fed the wasps fermented pare. So it kept them happy and docile and really showed how some wasps species can co exist and play a part in Mother Nature which we often forget.
But mosquitoes… fuck them, they can all die.
Also, cute ass little bee photo. 🐝
Hornets are my bros, they’re super chill here. Swoop in, hunt something down, eat it sitting on a random branch, and then they’re gone again.
Fuck wasps tho
But hornets are cute. And they eat wasps
Wasps are just as important in most ecosystems. They prey on pests, are pollinators, and act as decomposers. The only species of wasp you should hate in the US is the only one that is invasive: the Asian ‘murder’ hornet.
I’m in Germany and here we have the German wasp and the Common Wasp
I hate both of them
Hallo!
Some species of wasps pollinate and eat smaller pests.
So don’t hate on the territorial demons too much!
You shouldn’t fuck wasps, they sting your dick.
Honey Bee is not even in danger at the places where it comes from. People brought it to America and now it competes with local pollinators.
Yep yep! The main bees in trouble are cute little bumble bees. Since some native plants work best with their native bees, it’s problematic that the sweet little dummies are struggling.
But we just really love their cousins that produce candy in exchange for houses.
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Save all bees. Except carpenter bees, which are to be terminated with extreme prejudice.
(/s obviously, I’m sure they are important to the larger ecosystem somehow)
Fucking carpenter bees (aka winged termites). Ironically, the males have no stingers but they are extremely aggressive and will kamakazi dive bomb you in the face repeatedly if you get near the entrance to the nest.
Yeah fuck those guys. Had an awning built over our patio and didn’t even get through the whole summer before one started digging a hole into one of the rafters. Our backyard is now a no-fly zone for those bastards.
Last panel should say “spray for mosquitoes again”
I’m all for Hymenoptera, but no love for sawflies?
yeah… and arent the threatened bess only the ones that live alone and arent used by humans to make honey anyway?
The ones I know of are exclusively bumble bees. Which yeah, don’t make honey we can eat. They actually hibernate during the winter, so they don’t need to make a ton of honey. Just enough to snack on if it’s too stormy to go looking for food.
My parents have a hive of wood bees in the pergola my dad made. They pollinate our lime tree and I love them
She did say bees not wasps
I mean they pollinate too and are important to keep some pests in check. So they are important to the ecosystem.
They are also tiny demons and give me a sense of panic no other creature can because there is just so many of them and they are so small and full of hate.
It is a bummer that these are not mutually exclusive.
Can’t get on board with this. fuck non honey bees.
Wasp and hornet populations are bigger than ever. They are pests that don’t need our support. We are doing them a huge favor by raising the earth’s temperature. They love this. In my area wasps are easily more noticeable over the past few years as summers have gotten hotter and hotter. I’ve never had so many issues with carpenter bees either.
Wasps and hornets aren’t bees.
Bees in danger of extinction are mostly certain bumble bees.
Fair enough. A lot of people still refer to wasps / hornets as “bees” but this is not scientifically correct. Carpenter bees can go to hell. Nothing against the bumble, but if I’m going to get behind saving something that can sting me or kids and potentially induce lethal allergic reactions, it’s going to be the one that at least makes a decent cereal topping.
Actually they really don’t love the rising temperature at all, because that combined with human activity directly is killing a lot of their food sources, which is why many are endangered. Wasps are important pollinators as well as bees, so if they go it will make life even more difficult for a lot of different flowers. Also, how often are you actually stung by wasps or hornets? Do they actively hunt you down and attack you? I’ve spent many calm evenings sitting and watching wasps fly around various flowers and bushes right next to me and never been bothered by them.
Thinking we just need to save honey bees is kind of like thinking we need to save cows from extinction, they’re domesticated.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/06/climate-change-good-news-wasps-weatherwatch
Wasps are known to be aggressive. There are subtypes that are less or more, but I get stung about once every three or four years and yeah, it seems like they hunt. Perhaps it’s some accidental perceived threat that I cause, but I’m not exactly “asking for it”. They are notably more prevelant recently.
Carpenter bees are easy. If they’re eating your house, just get a trap. Aside from a rare wasp, they’re the only things that get in those.
Looks like this:
Also, sure the carpenter bees aren’t actually bumblebees? I can’t tell 'em apart in flight.
