Pulled a paper wasp nest from the corner of my shed and it left a perfect cross sectionSubmitted by bezododo t3_yhcnx1 in mildlyinteresting
tehmlem t1_iudepfa wrote
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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.
Crotchless_Panties t1_iudvtjn wrote
No wonder they are always pissed off!
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.
Inevergnu t1_iuewsey wrote
Great, now I'm hungry again.
htmlcody t1_iufkr6d wrote
a flower’s ball sweat
i am dead
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