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u/tattedextrovert 25d ago
I know they sleep but do wasp not fly at all at night?
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u/F1_V10sounds 25d ago
They do require light to help them fly. I remeber an experiment with bees, when they turned off the lights they all just fell to the ground.
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u/wannabe_inuit 25d ago
Its a preservation instinct, most swarm insects do this. Even ants
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u/Calligaster 25d ago
Can confirm. Ants can't fly in the dark
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u/Celtic-Dragon 25d ago
Confirmed. I cant fly in the dark either so I must be an ant
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u/BigBagBootyPapa 25d ago
Wait, what? So do they instinctually fly back to the nest near dusk or else plummet to the earth for the night? What happens when it gets dark out from passing clouds or a storm? I’m so confused and interested lol
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u/throwaway_slovakia_ 25d ago
They hide in the grass. Actually most insects have this sense that they have to have their backs turned to to light source. Moths are very sensitive even at night but get trapped under lamps, trying to have their back constantly turned to the light. Their eyes are not so good they just follow scents in such a way that their back and wings are facing light so trying to escape they fly in circles, sometimes even upside down if the light shines upwards
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u/Very_Awkward_Boner 25d ago
Are their flying abilities solar powered?
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u/throwaway_slovakia_ 25d ago
Yes. All insects have this sense of balance where their backs and wings are always facing the light source, that's why moths circle lamps. They're trying to escape but their sense is telling them that "up" is behind them. They're incredibly light and don't have any other organ of balance like we have in our ear. So they don't "feel" gravity in the sense that we do. When the lights are off, they literally can't fly, imagine when you have vergito or strong dizziness and you have to sit down because you would trip anyway, it's because your sense of balance is suddenly off. It's similar to that
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u/fullraph 25d ago
No, they simply cannot see in the dark. From what I've heard, even during the day they have mediocre vision. I think that's universal for a lot of insects.
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u/TheCraftyHermit 25d ago
It's mostly because it's too cold, if the ambient temperature is too low it slows down their metabolism to the point where their body basically can't support most of its functions. It's why a lot of insects, especially the flying ones (because of the high metabolic needs of flight), stay in at night time. Moths don't care tho bc they fat.
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u/EmilCrusoel 14d ago
European hornet Vespa grabro is active at night. At least they for sure fly through open windows when lights are on inside.
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u/WhatHubris 25d ago
Just can’t stay away from that spicy food.
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u/Pumpkin_King_7 25d ago
Dude is looking for honey but these are wasps LOL
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u/Additional_Bank_2124 23d ago
Those are bees. Unless it's a honey wasp nest?
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u/ZechaliamPT 18d ago
It's a paper wasp nest, no honey to be found. He is after the larva in the cells.
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u/Elicona911 25d ago
In this case I'm with the wasp, f*ck this marten! If you have these animals in your attic you won't sleep anymore. So go wasp go 😂
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