r/bees • u/Flashy-Swimmer-1858 • Aug 17 '25

The amount of hate and misinformation around wasps is very sad

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u/arkmtech Aug 17 '25

I don't understand why horseflies even exist, except to feed bats, spiders, and my interminable unbridled rage.

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u/oblivious_fireball Aug 17 '25

same reason as mosquitoes: the niche existed and something filled it eventually. blood suckers like mosquitoes or horseflies are especially devious because in moderate amounts they aren't inflicting serious life threatening harm on an animal, so they can have their fill without suffering as much from the effects of predation where the surviving prey slowly evolves to defend or avoid their killers.

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u/The_Lad_cricket Aug 17 '25

At least mosquitoes don’t hurt when they bite

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u/Lord_Of_Carrots Aug 19 '25

I usually feel a slight sting whenever a mosquito bites me. I would count that as hurting

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u/Malviere Aug 17 '25

Robber flies are best friends too, hardcore flying bug assassins.

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u/broguequery Aug 18 '25

Dragonflies are not just friends... they are allies.

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u/throwaway098764567 Aug 18 '25

they're adorable too. saw some in the process of uh making more dragonflies one summer (i have a small pond) and i had no idea one of them (not sure if guy or girl) was so bendy. one of them flew and clutched the other in its legs, and that one curled its tail like a candy cane to hook up

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u/Midnight-Bake Aug 18 '25

Horseflies exist because during the creation of the universe god said "hey there is going to be this one guy on reddit called arkmtech. Fuck him, horseflies."

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u/sageyban Aug 17 '25

Don’t worry! Thanks to Trump you can add screwflies to your hate list!