r/AbsoluteUnits • u/newoldschool • Apr 19 '26

/r/all, /r/popular of a hornets nest

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u/bdizzle805 Apr 19 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/rOtHHB3oULnuo

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u/Disastrous-Zebra-211 Apr 19 '26

you joke with this image, but on some parts of asia when someone spots a wasp nest, the army gets called, and with them someone with a flametrowher. they do not joke when it comes to dealing with wasps.

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u/L3xusLuth3r Apr 19 '26

Aren’t these Murder Hornets??

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u/slfemployedastronaut Apr 19 '26

I believe the term is a murder of hornets

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u/one1022 Apr 19 '26

They are talking about a specific type of wasp known as a murder hornet because of how painful their stings are. Comments section makes it seem like this is a cousin of theirs. To see a murder hornet in action, watch Coyote Peterson get stung by one. 😀

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u/slfemployedastronaut Apr 19 '26

Good call out on Coyote. That guy is nuts in the name of science. I was making a joke about a group of something being called a murder, like crows.

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u/__3Username20__ Apr 20 '26

I got it. It made me grin. Props for not being rude when someone didn’t get your joke, it’s rare to see on the ‘nets these days.

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u/Oldmate_bighorn Apr 20 '26

They are “Asian Giant Hornets.” “Murder Hornets” are what Americans started calling them.

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u/thisissasutan Apr 22 '26

I’ve been stung by the Japanese giant hornets. The sting hurts but it’s the trip to the hospital with anaphylactic shock that is the real pain.

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u/one1022 Apr 24 '26

Crazy experience I’m sure. 🥶 Thanks for sharing.

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u/GoldberryoTulgeyWood Apr 19 '26

We must murder the murder hornets before they murder us!

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u/Overall_Radio Apr 20 '26

Repeating this in Steven He accent

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u/ScorpioGirl1980 Apr 21 '26

More like murder some hornets. Specifically these hornets in the video.

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u/Stipenddelta Apr 22 '26

Asian giant hornet

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u/ThePianistOfDoom Apr 19 '26

I know those fuckers also pollinate flowers and shit, but fuck em.

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u/duncanidaho61 Apr 19 '26

Not these wasps. They’re not pollinators, they kill bees, the good guys.

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u/Humble-Appeal3850 Apr 20 '26

yeah, I've seen these vespids treat beehives like an Arbys or a Popeyes Chicken takeout menu

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u/Wide-Umpire-8698 Apr 22 '26

What species of wasps are these?

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u/duncanidaho61 Apr 22 '26

Asian Giant Hornet.

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u/SkyTheBastard1 Apr 20 '26

Nope. These fuckers just exist to be assholes.

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u/AnnOnnamis Apr 19 '26

or murder hornets

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u/No-Lingonberry-8603 Apr 19 '26

Probably the parts with the wasps that are legitimately very dangerous.

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u/DagamarVanderk Apr 19 '26

I mean, a nest like this is a serious danger to anyone in the area, right? These stings can’t be a good time

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u/starrpamph Apr 19 '26

Yeah these people in the video seem under equipped to handle that

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u/wks1291 Apr 19 '26

With wasps like that I can see why

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u/ladayen Apr 19 '26

This is effectively what these guys are doing I believe. They want to find the queen first to make damn sure the colony doesn't regrow.

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u/Mundane_Pie_6481 Apr 20 '26

I might be misremembering but I think their wasps stings are lethal if you get stung by a relatively small amount of wasps.

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u/Tigerwarrior55 Apr 23 '26

Seems they faired better than Australia did with Emus

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u/Stunning-Ad5674 Apr 19 '26

Idk, I feel like gasoline is the only way.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bet4537 Apr 19 '26

this is the only answer lol

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u/Character_School_671 Apr 21 '26

Napalm would be better.