[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;47868110]Man, fuck all wasps. They literally serve no purpose to nature aside from "fuck shit up".[/QUOTE]
They actually do serve a purpose, they kill off pests and parasites of which ironically, would kill bees if left untouched, things like Aphids, Mosquitoes and that lovely thing that all Grape growers hate called Phylloxera which is basically a fruit fly that spreads disease into both plants and their produce. Without Wasps these pests, will go out of control. Something else to think about is for every pest insect there is at least 1 wasp species that hunts on it, so really they are needed to keep a balance, plus parasitic wasps are a farmers best friend, they kill off pests with minimal damage to crops.
What's happening in these videos is a non-native bee is brought into an area (asia) and its being seen as easy pray by the native predator of which is just a common thing, instead of targeting their usual pray they go against the thing they can get the easiest, in this case it uses its sheer size to overpower a bunch of bees that don't know how to react because they've never evolved to counter this predator.
Basically wasps are important, yeah they can be overly aggressive but as long as you leave them alone and don't bother them, they don't give a shit about you.
[QUOTE=Reagy;47869939]They actually do serve a purpose, they kill off pests and parasites of which ironically, would kill bees if left untouched, things like Aphids, Mosquitoes and that lovely thing that all Grape growers hate called Phylloxera which is basically a fruit fly that spreads disease into both plants and their produce. Without Wasps these pests, will go out of control. Something else to think about is for every pest insect there is at least 1 wasp species that hunts on it, so really they are needed to keep a balance, plus parasitic wasps are a farmers best friend, they kill off pests with minimal damage to crops.
What's happening in these videos is a non-native bee is brought into an area (asia) and its being seen as easy pray by the native predator of which is just a common thing, instead of targeting their usual pray they go against the thing they can get the easiest, in this case it uses its sheer size to overpower a bunch of bees that don't know how to react because they've never evolved to counter this predator.
Basically wasps are important, yeah they can be overly aggressive but as long as you leave them alone and don't bother them, they don't give a shit about you.[/QUOTE]
But they aren't fluffy furry bumblebees, so fuck them.
[QUOTE=Mr.Cookie;47866285]Wasps don't really attack unless provoked, but when they do they are relentless.
I think wasps invade bee nests for the honey, but certain species would drink a bee's blood for sustenance.[/QUOTE]
that's pretty metal
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;47865778]So basically we need to institute a training program to teach bees war.[/QUOTE]
they need a piece to defend their hood
[editline]3rd June 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=YourBreakfsat;47870721]But they aren't fluffy [b]furry[/b] bumblebees, so fuck them.[/QUOTE]
Say "thank you wasps"
[QUOTE=nox;47866184]Is there a known reason for why hornets try to eradicate bees or are the just dicks?[/QUOTE]
Wasps are like Chows.
They are literally Ants with wings and they are predisposed to hate anything that is not them, and try to kill it. They are literally programmed to attack things until something is dead, them or it.
Wasps are dicks.
I always wondered if these "bug x vs bug y" are staged, in this case, the 30 wasps were put there by the producers. Dunno, just feels like a too big of a coincidence that the camera was just there in the right place at the right time. This may not be true for this case, but I feel like the show that featured bug vs bug, of which I don't know the name but I think it was on Animal planet, put on purpose, say, scorpion near the centipede to get them to fight.
I also remember watching some video where a branch which had a beehive on it "accidently" broke and fell into ant's nest. I mean
[QUOTE=Scizor;47871282]I always wondered if these "bug x vs bug y" are staged, in this case, the 30 wasps were put there by the producers. Dunno, just feels like a too big of a coincidence that the camera was just there in the right place at the right time. This may not be true for this case, but I feel like the show that featured bug vs bug, of which I don't know the name but I think it was on Animal planet, put on purpose, say, scorpion near the centipede to get them to fight.
I also remember watching some video where a branch which had a beehive on it "accidently" broke and fell into ant's nest. I mean[/QUOTE]
I've wondered this too, especially with the crazy specific documentaries you sometimes see. I mean I would believe some documentary crew filming in forests or plains or whatever coming across the wasps and bees and recording it, then doing a voiceover in the studio. But if this is from "The Nature's Deadliest, The Wasp" or something I definitely get a bit more suspicious. How long would you have to follow wasps to come across something so well staged and executed like this where you get to shoot from many many angles and even do a slo-mo rotate around wasps as they attack the hive.
[QUOTE=Scizor;47871282]I always wondered if these "bug x vs bug y" are staged, in this case, the 30 wasps were put there by the producers. Dunno, just feels like a too big of a coincidence that the camera was just there in the right place at the right time. This may not be true for this case, but I feel like the show that featured bug vs bug, of which I don't know the name but I think it was on Animal planet, put on purpose, say, scorpion near the centipede to get them to fight.
I also remember watching some video where a branch which had a beehive on it "accidently" broke and fell into ant's nest. I mean[/QUOTE]
I think they put some wasps there, and then interspersed it with some CGI and stopmotion footage.
[QUOTE=Reagy;47869939]They actually do serve a purpose, they kill off pests and parasites of which ironically, would kill bees if left untouched, things like Aphids, Mosquitoes and that lovely thing that all Grape growers hate called Phylloxera which is basically a fruit fly that spreads disease into both plants and their produce. Without Wasps these pests, will go out of control. Something else to think about is for every pest insect there is at least 1 wasp species that hunts on it, so really they are needed to keep a balance, plus parasitic wasps are a farmers best friend, they kill off pests with minimal damage to crops.
What's happening in these videos is a non-native bee is brought into an area (asia) and its being seen as easy pray by the native predator of which is just a common thing, instead of targeting their usual pray they go against the thing they can get the easiest, in this case it uses its sheer size to overpower a bunch of bees that don't know how to react because they've never evolved to counter this predator.
Basically wasps are important, yeah they can be overly aggressive but as long as you leave them alone and don't bother them, they don't give a shit about you.[/QUOTE]
The problem with these Japanese hornets though is that they [B]extremely[/B] favor bees to the point where they almost exclusively eat bees. they'll still prefer going after the asian honeybee as opposed to anything else
[editline]3rd June 2015[/editline]
remember facepunch, all wasps are different :)
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