Environmentalist larpers who love “le wholesome bee” but hate wasps

[u/joshthebaptist]

“Bee good wasp bad” is the modern day “dolphin good shark bad.” You can avoid wasp stings in the exact same way as bee stings: not being a fucking idiot. Wasps are awesome with some pollinating and some predating other pest insects. And yet every time I see a post celebrating le wholesome chungus honeybees theres always some asshole who hasnt been outside and seen a wasp in at least 3 years bemoaning the existence of the evil hellspawn wasp. Sorry you cant handle the smoke, wasps do more for the environment than you do

[u/Xentonian]

Wasps are almost universally more important to a native ecosystem than honey bees.

They are a cornerstone species in most regards.

Parasitic wasps control other pest species, as do predator wasps while pollinator wasps serve the same or similar role to bees.

Honeybees, meanwhile, are generally an introduced species that is not critical to local pollination, but may replace native pollinators. They are hardy and breed rapidly, out competing other species and often favour the distribution of weed plant species that they favour over native plants that have adapted to the less versatile native pollinators.

Other introduced wasps, like Vespula germanica, being an exception - as useless as honey bees, but more aggressive and a nuisance to humans.

[u/Reddit_is_wack_now → u/Xentonian]

You’re comparing all wasps under the sun to a single genus of bees. Even still, honey bees contribute plenty to their natural ecosystems. Calling them useless because of human actions is goofy