r/oddlyterrifying - How would you get rid of it?
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I hate these stupid ass motherfuckers. Yellowjackets will leave you alone if you leave them alone, simple as that.

I have a nest of them in my garden currently, they took over a compost bin. I went right up to them and was fucking around with the compost before realizing they were there. They started swarming so I immediately stopped moving, then after a few seconds, slowly took my hand out, waited a few more seconds, then put the lid back on the bin and secured it, then slowly backed away. Didn't get stung at all even though I basically touched some of them and messed with their shelter.

But no these Big Tough Manly Men™ on reddit.com are so scared of them that they will burn them alive, drown them, stomp on them, poison them, etc. Fucking pathetic.

ETA: Read up, libs

  • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    so like, you know there are multiple genera and species under the common name "yellow jacket" in North America, right?

    I mean, congrats on your magic garden where all live in harmony under your benevolent eugenics program, but territorial behavior and aggression have variability even within a single hive and species. you're not the hymenoptera whisperer just because you haven't gotten popped yet. the real test of your non-aggression pact will be when a colony sets up next to an exterior door.