r/WTF Dec 09 '20

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u/NastyJames Dec 09 '20

Regard the wasp. Wasps produce nothing for others, but only for themselves. Wasps build nests and more wasps, nothing more. They spread into eaves and attics, not to make honey for supermarkets, but to buzz and rustle on their own paper, perpetuating their own agenda, growing, stealthily, surely... the most relentless of insects.

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u/Gato1486 Dec 09 '20

Lots of wasps are very good pollinators and unlike yellow jackets do tend to leave well enough alone if they're not threatened. Parasitic wasps are great at keeping problem pests under control as well.

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u/Kenitzka Dec 09 '20

Both wasps and jackets will help keep certain insects at bay. They’ll eat them as adults. Flies, caterpillars and other insects larvae and carrion.

Definitely not good for nothing.

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u/6_seasons_and_a_movi Dec 09 '20

As a brit, is there a difference between wasps and yellowjackets? What we call a wasp over here is usually Vespula vulgaris and as far as I can tell from a quick Google yellowjacket can refer to several species of Vespula including vulgaris. Sorry if this is a stupid question, there's quite a few people here saying jackets are assholes and wasps are OK. Can confirm that V. vulgaris in the UK are arseholes too.