#sting of a wasp

[cioror]

Can you defrost an iterator?

scug designed by the_snail!

[jenfoundabug]

I caught this rambunctious creature flying around the kitchen. Outside you go.

Life pro tip: a cheap butterfly net with telescoping handle is excellent for relocating small friends, especially if they’re skittish and obsessed with the ceiling.

Yellow-legged mud dauber (Sceliphron caementarium)

Northern California

[tf-animated-out-of-context]

[entities-of-posts]

Win for corruption and web avatars everywhere! New deadliest spider has been discovered in Australia and it’s basically just the old deadliest but twice as big!

It also happens to be called the Newcastle Big Boy and it’s one of the few spiders that will actively attack nearby humans. Fangs are sharp and long enough to pierce leather! Have fun with that info!

I support her.

[virune]

my lads :)

[captainjonnitkessler]

Guess who's about to find out if they are allergic to wasps as well as bees!!

[doecrossing]

Geniunely I don't get the whole song and dance ppl do abt wasps being sooo mean and aggressive. A paper wasp landed on my book while I was reading outside the other day and we just chilled for a bit until she flew away. Maybe they sting you bc you're ugly or something idk.

[seabeck]

"spelunking is so scary" I say as I belly crawl into a mine from the early 1900s that has been nearly forgotten, 8 miles from my car, no cell phone reception

[zooophagous]

Thinking about my imaginary hobby farm again today. I don't really want livestock on it except for maybe two token pet sheep but I do want bees. Why did my stupid city have to ban beekeeping within city limits I have more than enough room on the patio for some bees come on.

[cioror]

man obviously i neeeed to know more about whistle now (no pressure if u want to heheheheeee)

Now some context (I infodump)!

Whistle From The Mountains created Sting of A Wasp. This was partially proof of concept (building a whole nother iterator is sick as hell) and also because he needed something that did not have the self-destruction taboo programmed into it.

He developed code which could shut down an iterator's whole entire superstructure, he just needs someone who can send out the commands... Wasp.

Etc. etc. etc. Wasp isn't a huge fan of murder and WFTM is not too happy about it.

Still fleshing out the story, so all of this is subject to change and doesn't have too much detail lol.

[tj-crochets]

Hey hi the indoor wasps are becoming a problem can you please send me all your home remedies for wasps in your home one just tried to crawl down my shirt (I don't get *that* many wasps in my house but like I would like less wasps inside my house. Preferably no wasps! I stayed calm when it was on my shirt but when it tried to crawl down my shirt I was no longer calm) (the wasp was caught (not in my shirt) and safely brought outside)

[waspsinyouryard]

Every time someone says something hateful and/or grossly misinformed about wasps I inch closer and closer to becoming a genuine wasp therian

[ethereal-forest-furry]

i have a lot of respect for wasps. they have firm boundaries and they will protect themselves and their home and their family and theyll risk their lives to do it every single time they think theyre in danger. and i feel like it says something about us as a society that we hate them for that

[mouse-drawings]

Defense mechanisms

Vasya doesn't want to actually hurt the thief, but she doesn't like being stolen from.

Bug facts time!

Velvet ants try very hard to impress upon other animals that they are not something you want to deal with. They have brightly colored markings to warn all those who can see. If it's not enough, they also chirp or squeak their warnings. And they aren't all bark either! Their chitin is tough and their sting is very painful, which is why they are called "cow killers". They can't actually kill a cow, but you know to stay away from them when you hear that name.

Their chirping is cute to me, but that's because I was never bitten by them. I imagine other bugs and animals would find it quite terrifying.

This woman can yell! What else is she capable of?!

[mushramoo]

alright I’m gonna say it. if u go out of ur way to kill insects I think ur mean. (And no, I’m not talking about bugs that startled you or were in your room, or accidentally stepping on ants) like I don’t care how “useless” or “creepy” that bug is, if u kill shit on purpose when it is of no danger to you, ur an asshole.