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Bald faced hornets are generally pretty chill for a wasp. For me, today was fly day. A horse fly, maybe Tabanus sackeni:  A tiger bee fly, Xenox tigrinus:  Both of them were maybe an inch long. Absolute units.
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McGavin posted:Bald faced hornets are generally pretty chill for a wasp.
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Aug 7, 2022 00:11
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They are absolutely among the most mild tempered of yellowjackets. That said, they are still yellowjackets and will defend their hives just as valiantly as their cousins if they feel the need to.
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Aug 7, 2022 00:26
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their little white faces are so cute/fierce
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Aug 7, 2022 00:29
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Bald-faced hornets do seem to be generally more chill than yellowjackets but they are way too big for me to be comfortable around. Yellowjacket stings hurt - I can only imagine what bald-faced hornets' would feel like.
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Aug 7, 2022 01:34
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They're equally painful according to the Schmidt Pain Index, but I wouldn't know because bald-faced hornets are so chill I've never been stung by one.
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Aug 7, 2022 01:45
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Makes me really happy my paper wasps keep coming back and that seems to be enough to keep the other kinds out of their territory. They have never seemed to give a single poo poo about the barking dogs and slamming doors on the porch, for at least three years running.
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Aug 7, 2022 02:24
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The Red Queen posted:Makes me really happy my paper wasps keep coming back and that seems to be enough to keep the other kinds out of their territory. I had to knock down a couple paper wasps this year and felt bad about it, but they seem to have a knack for starting nests in really bad places. I knocked a small nest off the umbrella on my patio table earlier this year, and while doing so saw evidence they had already tried there once and the nest came down on its own. Paper wasps in general seem really chill, and the only time I've been stung by one was entirely my fault. And the sting was super mild, like surprisingly so.
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Aug 7, 2022 02:42
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CaptainSarcastic posted:Paper wasps in general seem really chill, and the only time I've been stung by one was entirely my fault. And the sting was super mild, like surprisingly so. One nearly stung me once but I was actively herding her around with my finger for clear photos so scraping her stinger on my fingernail was pretty patient tbf
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Aug 7, 2022 02:55
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The Red Queen posted:Makes me really happy my paper wasps keep coming back and that seems to be enough to keep the other kinds out of their territory. I live in the midst of a civilization of mud daubers, and they have always been incredibly chill & good neighbors
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Aug 7, 2022 03:22
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McGavin posted:They're equally painful according to the Schmidt Pain Index, but I wouldn't know because bald-faced hornets are so chill I've never been stung by one. now if you want a chill-rear end hornet, european hornets are about as cool as they come. even handled one bare-handed a few times, and caught one right out of the air with my hand as well, no problems ever. they're really just interested in going about their business rather than picking a fight.
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Aug 7, 2022 03:29
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poverty goat posted:I live in the midst of a civilization of mud daubers, and they have always been incredibly chill & good neighbors
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Aug 7, 2022 04:25
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Huh, i thought mud daubers didn't sting
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Aug 7, 2022 04:40
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I flooded out some red paper wasps while working on an irrigation system in South Carolina. Those stings suck, whole different level compared to yellowjackets and honey bees. Sea nettles and Portuguese man'o'wars suck too.
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Aug 7, 2022 07:35
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I will never know pain like when I had two red paper wasps from an in-ground nest I stepped on fly right up in my shorts and into my boxers and stung me twice directly in the nuts kill them all, I say
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Aug 7, 2022 07:46
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lmao your poor past self... glad you survived meanwhile i am thinking about how i can befriend the bald faced hornets with oranges and jelly, like i have befriended the orioles
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Aug 7, 2022 15:32
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Ground squirrels! They’re like tree squirrels but on the ground     
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Aug 7, 2022 15:40
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Are those babies or is this species always that cute!?
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Aug 7, 2022 16:24
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those little spots and stripes!!! adorable their camouflage reminds me of coturnix quail
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Aug 7, 2022 16:32
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfNvyxFs_a4 This guy's videos got me interested in bald faced hornets, they definitely seem more chill than other hornets he deals with. Despite living out in the middle of nowhere most of my life I've only been stung by a bumblebee (accidentally grabbed one on a flower once) and a yellowjacket and that's it so I don't really get the "gently caress wasps" thing. We get paper wasps getting into the house almost every summer and never had an issue getting them back outside. Maybe they're allergic to me 
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Aug 7, 2022 16:32
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I can't have hornet nests on my house, but I am always extremely upset by having to have someone come and kill them. Each nest is made by one hornet that starts it, all of the eggs are genetic clones of the hornet the starts the nest. They make paper by chewing bark and other woody plants. I like them, but not on my house or over my garage, where they will attack me.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3sj6edu3Go
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Aug 7, 2022 19:22
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Each nest is made by a queen hornet and all of the eggs are her daughters, just like in honeybees.
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Aug 7, 2022 19:49
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The Red Queen posted:Are those babies or is this species always that cute!? The third picture is a little baby one I think. It was smol and had bigger eyes
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Aug 7, 2022 20:12
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MagpieConcept posted:I don't really get the "gently caress wasps" thing.
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Aug 7, 2022 21:19
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El Burbo posted:Ground squirrels! They’re like tree squirrels but on the ground They really look more like chipmunks than tree squirrels Huh
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Aug 7, 2022 22:05
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Thirteen-lined ground squirrels in this case, some other species look more like a normal squirrel
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Aug 7, 2022 22:15
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Ooh, ooh! I found a picture of that rad orb weaver we found on our porch awhile ago! Look, look, very rad spider! (I think she's an orb weaver, anyway. She is very bright and round.)
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Aug 8, 2022 02:14
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Silver Falcon posted:Ooh, ooh! I found a picture of that rad orb weaver we found on our porch awhile ago! Look, look, very rad spider! (I think she's an orb weaver, anyway. She is very bright and round.) Yup, that's a marbled orb weaver, Araneus marmoreus. She's gorgeous!
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Aug 8, 2022 02:31
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Silver Falcon posted:Ooh, ooh! I found a picture of that rad orb weaver we found on our porch awhile ago! Look, look, very rad spider! (I think she's an orb weaver, anyway. She is very bright and round.) Great stockings :3
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Aug 8, 2022 03:03
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my cat is norris posted:
The bug is a leaf-footed bug, Coreidae, and the milkweed insects are true bugs, Hemiptera. Beetles go through larval stages and pupate. True bugs have a number of nymph stages which look kind of the grown insects, but with useless wing pads where the wings will be.
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Aug 8, 2022 12:48
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Oh dang, thank you! Tripping all over myself this week.
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Aug 8, 2022 13:12
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Those thick thighs are the tell for Coreidae afaik
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Aug 8, 2022 15:20
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Camping this weekend and this vole hung out with us for hours:  Also saw this wood frog: 
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Aug 8, 2022 15:41
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On Milkweed Bugs vs Milkweed Beetles, there are Milkweed Beetles: This one was sticking around for a while, always in the same spot. Haven't seen it in a few weeks though. Hopefully it laid some eggs and the grubs will enjoy the new patch it found.
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Aug 8, 2022 16:11
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that is a very unwell-looking vole, especially if it was just hanging around for a while
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Aug 8, 2022 20:48
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I found this weird cat.  Very friendly, eager for petting, but a little bit too big for laps.
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Aug 8, 2022 22:06
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Captain Invictus posted:that is a very unwell-looking vole, especially if it was just hanging around for a while
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Aug 8, 2022 22:41
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 I'll never be as happy as this wasp slurping up a smashed peach is
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Neon Noodle posted:Also saw this wood frog: I think that's a pickerel frog, not a wood frog.
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Bula Vinaka posted:I think that's a pickerel frog, not a wood frog.  you are correct
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