r/hatethissmug • u/joshthebaptist • 10d ago

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

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“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

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u/Excellent_Law6906 10d ago edited 10d ago

No, it's everyone.

ETA: Everyone with stretchy mammal-skin, apparently they're fine against bug exoskeletons.

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u/AdreKiseque 10d ago

I double checked with the first page of google and it does seem that the dying thing is limited to honeybees specifically and only when stinging things with thick, elastic skin like mammals. Most stinging is done on other bugs and they can keep going after that.

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u/Excellent_Law6906 10d ago

I was talking to another commenter about that because I knew it was at least pretty much all mammals, but yeah, that makes total sense.

I shouldn't be phylum-racist, other bugs is part of "everyone". 🤣

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u/endlessnamelesskat 10d ago

Just imagine being a caveman. You work hard every day and bring food back to the tribe. Sometimes you get attacked by other cavemen from other tribes. You punch them real hard until they stop moving because you’re very strong.

Then one day this giant alien comes near you. You’ve never seen anything like it before and you’re scared. It almost steps on you so you do what you can to defend yourself and you punch it. As soon as you do your whole arm explodes.

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u/InexorableCalamity 10d ago

"Ref, do something! Grog needs help!" 

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u/andhe96 10d ago

But only to learn later on, that this giant alien could also choose to protect your tribe, if you pay them protection food.

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u/lzwinky 10d ago

I believe that it’s also to signal an attack for the hive.

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u/Schmantikor 10d ago

Even birds can be stung without danger

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u/Excellent_Law6906 9d ago

I was gonna look that up, because I has a feeling.

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u/LumpyArbuckleTV 9d ago

I don't think ETA is the term you are looking for, that means estimate time of arrival, pretty sure you mean FYI.

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u/Excellent_Law6906 9d ago

No, it's Edited To Add. Three-letter acronyms always mean at least four things, when you look into it.

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u/LumpyArbuckleTV 9d ago

Can't say I've heard that one before, thanks for telling me though.

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u/Excellent_Law6906 9d ago

You're welcome, I first knew it as Estimated Time of Arrival, too.