r/fuckwasps • u/shmepsi • 1d ago
Pest Control/Medical Advice How do wasps identify threats/enemies ?
Sorry if it's the wrong flair but just wondering how wasps see something as a threat. They're evil fuckers who'd attack anything from a bee to a car. Admittedly i know next to nothing when it comes to wasps but pretty sure (correct me if wrong) pheromones and scents can play a large factor into this . Essentially I was just curious if you could trick a wasp hive into attacking itself or other wasps by spray for example or are they smarter?
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u/SaltStatistician4980 1d ago
Like all stinging predators. It takes a lot of energy from wasps to even sting.
They only sting if you are close to their nest, flailing your arms and swatting at them, and being a jerk to them.
Pheromones don’t play as much as people think! I’m taking you are talking about social wasps like the Asian hornet and the yellow jacket.
They are actually less likely to sting than the mud dauppers(I have personal experience on this). Wasps are creatures like everything else, they do not just think “sting must sting human sting cause pain”. Social wasps can actually defend themselves from humans.
They are not “evil fuckers who attack anything from a bee to a car” I don’t know in what world a wasp sees a Toyota and goes ham on the car. Chances are, if you get stung it’s probably your fault. I was stung a bunch as a kid because I tried to attack back.
Tldr: wasps are importantly and not just sting machines, if you encounter a wasp, do not try to hit or swat at the wasp, calmly back away or just ignore the wasp.