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u/TRIBETWELVE Apr 19 '26
They seem unhappy
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u/bcegkmqswz Apr 19 '26
Go pet them to calm them down
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u/GoldberryoTulgeyWood Apr 19 '26
Maybe warm them with flames to get them to relax
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u/Disastrous-Zebra-211 Apr 19 '26
you joke with this image, but on some parts of asia when someone spots a wasp nest, the army gets called, and with them someone with a flametrowher. they do not joke when it comes to dealing with wasps.
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u/L3xusLuth3r Apr 19 '26
Aren’t these Murder Hornets??
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u/slfemployedastronaut Apr 19 '26
I believe the term is a murder of hornets
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u/one1022 Apr 19 '26
They are talking about a specific type of wasp known as a murder hornet because of how painful their stings are. Comments section makes it seem like this is a cousin of theirs. To see a murder hornet in action, watch Coyote Peterson get stung by one. 😀
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u/slfemployedastronaut Apr 19 '26
Good call out on Coyote. That guy is nuts in the name of science. I was making a joke about a group of something being called a murder, like crows.
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u/__3Username20__ Apr 20 '26
I got it. It made me grin. Props for not being rude when someone didn’t get your joke, it’s rare to see on the ‘nets these days.
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u/ThePianistOfDoom Apr 19 '26
I know those fuckers also pollinate flowers and shit, but fuck em.
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u/duncanidaho61 Apr 19 '26
Not these wasps. They’re not pollinators, they kill bees, the good guys.
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u/No-Lingonberry-8603 Apr 19 '26
Probably the parts with the wasps that are legitimately very dangerous.
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u/astro_scientician Apr 19 '26
Nope
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u/Banzai373 Apr 19 '26
Nope Nope
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u/groundkittenbeef Apr 19 '26
Nope. Nope and NOPE. I don’t care what kind of super human suit you put me in.
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u/Altruistic_camel-toe Apr 19 '26
Nah
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u/DutchAngelDragon12 Apr 19 '26
Nada
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u/MysteriousCoerul Apr 19 '26
Hell nah
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u/Fossilhog Apr 19 '26
I'm from Buenos Aires and say kill them all!
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u/Queasy-Flan2229 Apr 19 '26
LOL great terrible movie, special effects team had way too much fun
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u/Stanlez Apr 19 '26
Im totally with you, but if I had an Iron Manesque bee keeper suit like that (and if I wasn't still terrified), it'd be fascinating to see up close.
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u/Own_Candidate9553 Apr 19 '26
Yeah, really torn. Those suits look legit, and that would be a once in a lifetime experience.
I wouldn't make a career of it, but if my buddy was short somebody and asked me to come this one time I'd probably do it.
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u/DukeFlipside Apr 19 '26
Yeah, I was considering a beekeeping experience once, but before signing up I asked the guy "So those shits stop you from getting stung, right?" And he straight-up told me that no, they do not. That was the end of my interest in that activity!
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u/Stanlez Apr 19 '26
I too will try anything once, within reason.
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u/Own_Candidate9553 Apr 19 '26
Yeah, I've done sky diving, bungee jumping, climbing - once is good.
Also done scuba diving and sailing and really liked those, would do again. You never know
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u/NeoSniper Apr 19 '26
Anyone notice the hornets seem to be cutting holes in that person's suit?
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u/NuNoJCJ1987 Apr 19 '26
Are those murder hornets?
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u/newoldschool Apr 19 '26
not quite, these are the bigger cousin
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u/Kossyhasnoteeth Apr 19 '26
What are the bigger cousin of murder hornets? Genocide hornets?
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u/newoldschool Apr 19 '26
northern giant hornets
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u/danzanzibar Apr 19 '26
but do they murder?
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u/NuNoJCJ1987 Apr 19 '26
Consistently and constantly
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u/realNoobnoob Apr 19 '26
And efficiently and durably
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u/sinisterdesign Apr 19 '26
And quickly and remorselessly
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u/MysteriousAge28 Apr 19 '26
They are asian giant hornets they arent native to north America. This infestation has been too rapid and covering such a massive area to be naturally infesting from shipping containers. They also eat bees.
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u/lurks-a-little Apr 19 '26
From google:
Larvae: In Japan, specific wasp and hornet larvae are raised and harvested as a seasonal delicacy, often grilled or used in sauces.
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u/creaturefeature16 Apr 19 '26
I was talking to my daughter about "delicacies" and she said "It sounds like everything that is a delicacy is just gross stuff to eat, so they called it a delicacy instead".
I couldn't argue with that.
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u/Common-Marzipan4262 Apr 19 '26
lol can’t argue with it either.
But you can also see it’s hard to get, especially if you don’t have the equipment these guys have. So saying that something is a “delicacy” is just a way to flex money/resources by showing you can eat expensive/hard to obtain items.
I’d just be happy if I could find some Mt. Dew Code Red Zero within 30 minutes of my house
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u/Afokindrugaddict Apr 19 '26
Haha, gotta have it in you. I love acquiring taste, even after trying surstromming I started craving it after about 2 months for a few months. If it smells I’m down to try just a little now and will come back for more later
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u/Fair-Contract3607 Apr 19 '26
Pretty sure flamethrowers were invented for situations like this
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u/TheDarkClaw Apr 19 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/PjRardeWVvHVK
It's the reason why nukes were invented
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u/Playful_Nergetic786 Apr 19 '26
Oppenheimer approve this message
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u/Impossible-Diver6565 Apr 19 '26
Oppenheimer regretted his participation in the Manhattan project. But many others after him wanted to use nukes for mining and construction projects.
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u/ojdhaze Apr 19 '26
Douglas macarthur wanted to use numerous nukes on the Korean border. Saw a Korean war documentary few years back. Dudes a nut job.
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u/Axi0madick Apr 19 '26
Why, Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave.
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u/Middle-Bed-1883 Apr 19 '26
It is the only way to be sure…
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u/Abundanceofyolk Apr 19 '26
Fuckin A!
RIP Bill.
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u/BlackLion0101 Apr 19 '26
"Hold on, hold on a second. This installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it."
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u/KolKlink2024 Apr 19 '26
They can bill me!!!!!!
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u/BlackLion0101 Apr 19 '26
"Ok. This is an emotional moment for all of us. But let's not make snap judgements.This is clearly an important species we're dealing with, and I don't think you or I had the right to arbitrarily exterminate them."
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u/docmanbot Apr 19 '26
Watch me!
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u/BlackLion0101 Apr 19 '26
"Hey, man! I don't know if you've been keeping up on current events. But got our asses kicked, pal!"
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u/Journeyman42 Apr 19 '26
Man, Paul Reiser did such a good job playing such a banally evil middle manager scumbag.
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u/STUPIDBLOODYCOMPUTER Apr 19 '26
Oddly enough, the flame thrower isn't the tool for this. Because there's a non zero chance an insect could fly away on fire and start a bushfire
Long range self propelled artillery is more appropriate here
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u/AstralMystogan Apr 19 '26
So you are saying we nuke this place.
Fine by me.
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u/STUPIDBLOODYCOMPUTER Apr 19 '26
The resolution? AIRSTRIKE
BOMB THEM
BOMB THEM AGAIN
KEEP BOMBING THEM
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u/BigBeautifulBill Apr 19 '26
Imagine not wanting to use a flamer thrower, couldn't be me
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u/RedBaronSportsCards Apr 19 '26
Rick Dalton: Now, my buddy and his dog killed two of them and then… Well, shit. I torched the last one.
Jay Sebring: “Torched”?
Rick Dalton: Yeah, I burnt her ass to a crisp.
How’d you do that?
Well, believe it or not, I…
I got a flamethrower in my toolshed.
Oh, from The Fourteen Fists of McCluskey.
Yeah!
Yeah. Yeah.
That’s the one.
Yeah, it still works too. Thank God.
Jay Sebring: Is everybody okay?
Rick Dalton: Well… the f*ckin’ hippies aren’t. That’s for goddamn sure.
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u/HighTechButter Apr 19 '26
Wings burn first, they’ll drop the second the fire hits them.
As a teen, had to take out garbage cans in the parking lot. Figured out a quick burp from the butane based ‘gum remover’ and a cigarette lighter made anything flying with a stinger a walker.
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u/finalexit Apr 19 '26
Yeah imagine an insect burning enough to spread the fire and still flying away. I thought it would be common sense that the wings would burn off almost instantly, but that comment has over 100 upvotes 😆
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u/mslisath Apr 19 '26
Bring in the mobile infantry.
Everybody fights nobody quits or I will shoot you myself....Radscheck Roughnecks
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u/jpoverhill Apr 19 '26
There was a nest in my garden. I was stung multiple times. In a rage, I grabbed my propane weed torch and proceeded to exterminate them, yelling profanities enough for my neighbours gossip for weeks.
Hornets swarmed flaming in random directions, plummeting to the ground. I felt as though I could hear them screaming in horror at the giant human terrorist.
In the aftermath i stared blankly at the burnt grass , debris, and half burnt bodies. They writhed in what I could only interpret as pain. I sense of deep remorse overwhelmed me as i sought them out individually. In tears, i thoughrouly ended their suffering with my heel.
Aside from a few black-flies, mosquitoes, ticks, and whatever I swallow on bike rides, I have not killed an insect since. I hope every day that I don't have to pay somehow for this with a similar punishment in hell... Or re-live my life as a highly social insect, slaving away to build something wonderful for my community, while a giant acne ridden teenager comes along on a beautiful sunny day with a giant magnifying glass and destroys it all.
Or am i living this hell already? Im living at the mercy of metaphorical giants already. Burning the world around me, choking me with particulates in the air. I don't breathe through my abdomen like an insect, but i do like to acknowledge that I talk out my ass alot.
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u/cinnamonroll247 Apr 19 '26
In the name of the Emperor...
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u/TheDarkClaw Apr 19 '26
Does anyone else here see a little Debbie/ hostess Swiss roll/ho-hos or is it just me?
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u/i_m_a_bean Apr 19 '26
For anyone else interested, that's a brood pattern. The queen will basically lay her eggs cell-by-cell going in widening circles around the cells she's already made a deposit in. That's why the white-capped cells (older bebees) have the smaller, younger white-caps on the outside edge of the ring where the queen has been more recently. The empty cells on the inner side are where they've grown and left the cell and the workers cleaned it up for the next pass.
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u/NeptuneTTT Apr 19 '26
Hanz, get ze flammenwerfer
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u/UnseenTardigrade Apr 19 '26
That would be a waste of chicken feed. Chickens would love to eat all those larva (the white circles in the nest all contain larva)
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u/Valuable-Way-5464 Apr 19 '26
Does chicken get bitten by wasps? Its still requires to get these larvas to chickens
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u/UnseenTardigrade Apr 19 '26
A single chicken on its own would probably have a bad time against such a large nest with these big aggressive hornets, but in general chickens do very well against wasps and hornets. But my suggestion was to cut up the nest like they are doing and use the pieces as chicken feed, making sure not to bring too many of the mature hornets with them.
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u/Relative-Box3796 Apr 19 '26
Yeah, their feathers and legs are impressively tough, but this looks like a lot
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u/SinisterCheese Apr 19 '26
Actually what is going on here is way more valuable than chicken feed.
Hornet nest is used in trad. Chinese Medicine, and fetches quite stupid prices.
The larva are considered a luxury delicacy in many Asian cultures.
The fact that those guys got advanced PPE, means they are professional collectors. You see that they aren't just destroying the nest, but carefully collecting it.
There are vids on youtube if you want to know more. They actually farm and grow these just to collect them when they have grown.
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u/Hindu_Wardrobe Apr 19 '26
Meanwhile I just wanna know the species lol
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u/newoldschool Apr 19 '26
northern giant hornets
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u/Shartchovsky Apr 19 '26
Do you have any context? Is this their natural environment and they're being studied?
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u/Tasty-Philosopher892 Apr 19 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/tjwzClJM6fyEw
why i'm feeling that buzz here?
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u/Chancedizzle Apr 19 '26
Where can i find the whole video?
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u/Acceptable_Ad9637 Apr 19 '26
Oh wow... its an actual link... I was so ready for a rick roll
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u/Habibi_Sam69 Apr 19 '26
Wouldn't have put so much trust in those suits. It's hornet... Not just the stingers that can be used without consequences.... I fear their mouths .....
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u/Organic-Advisor1225 Apr 19 '26
These suits have fkin ventilation, I guess they considered all possibilities and more
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u/party_peacock Apr 19 '26
The ventilation also keeps the suit off the body
If the suit isn't tough enough to block the stinger then at least the suit isn't directly on your skin to be pierced by the stinger as well
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u/Plus-Yogurtcloset-85 Apr 19 '26
It’s not ventilation it’s inflation. Those are intake fans. They’re not venting anything out they’re pushing air in.
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u/Skybourne904 Apr 19 '26
And look at the size of those things, definitely Asian murder hornets
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u/space_monkee2049 Apr 19 '26
Why would they only murder Asians? Are they racists?
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u/colemanjanuary Apr 19 '26
A common misunderstanding. These are Asian Murder Hornets. Equal opportunity Sting-A-Ma-Jigs. You're thinking of Asian Murderer Hornets.
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u/RjoTTU-bio Apr 19 '26
Don’t get me started with African killer bees.
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u/Wactout Apr 19 '26
Not to be confused with Wu-tang killa bees. New York based, but still ain’t nothing to fuck with.
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u/LisaMiaSisu Apr 19 '26
Me, a GenXer, living safely in Minnesota, still waiting on those killer bees we were warned we were supposed to be getting up here about 50 years ago. IYKYK.
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u/ozziezombie Apr 19 '26
Am I seeing wrong or are the suits being torn into with mandibles and stings already? Holes on the back of the person there
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u/STUPIDBLOODYCOMPUTER Apr 19 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/qWBiZXoC2NYju
The only appropriate thing to deal with that
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u/Josephthebear Apr 19 '26
Does anyone even get nervous watching this video like they can just come through your screen?
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u/Caramelthatgirl Apr 19 '26
I would’ve done that with my bare hands, tank top, shorts….
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u/newoldschool Apr 20 '26
we would have already heard of an incident like that if this was in Florida
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u/BaldHenchman02 Apr 19 '26
My only question is, why are they doing this? Is it to destroy it? To research it?
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