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haxxer_4chan t1_iud6ns7 wrote

Now for some delicious honey! People say that wasps don't make honey, but there's no science to back that up

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Crotchless_Panties t1_iud88rp wrote

Came here to ask what they do eat, because I have never seen them making anything except paper nests and trouble.

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tehmlem t1_iudepfa wrote

They feed their babies insects but the adults eat nectar, fruit, honeydew, and sometimes the secretions of their larvae depending on species. Basically a lot of flower's ball sweat and bug's ass juice.

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admiralteal t1_iueo79u wrote

On the bug juice: the most awful behavior of wasps, in terms of its ability to generate existential dread, is to gather carrion or hunt for meat which they feed to the larvae. The larvae then digest the meat (since the wasps cannot) and secrete a sweet substance to feed the adult wasps.

Like external stomaches for rotten meat.

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yeuzinips t1_iudg6rv wrote

Pop a quick H on this box...

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Abedbob t1_iuewh46 wrote

Tape a tube and smoke them out to get to their delicious honey

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Johnny_Utah09 t1_iudohix wrote

There's some very basic science to support that pal.

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haxxer_4chan t1_iudp1a9 wrote

Alright well I'm gonna check it out anyway. There could be something delicious in here that wasps do make, and I want that.

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imacatpersonforreal t1_iudlx4v wrote

Just make sure you don't get stung, so as to not mess up your dating profile pic that you'll inevitably be taking today.

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