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[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 9 points 1 day ago

My grandma used to tell me they don't sting so I wouldn't freak out when one was near me. Little kid me was a gullible fool.

[-] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

They can sting, but they (anecdotally) sting less readily than some other species of wasps. I've been around them all my life and never have been stung. But, I've never intentionally messed with them. On the other hand, I've been stung by a couple other species that were far less patient with my presence in their general area.

[-] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 day ago

mud daubers usually are as far from aggressive as yellow jackets are assholes.

[-] SolSerkonos@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm ngl I also been told that and believed it. I don't really feel very gullible since I've never actually been stung by one? Even destroying their nests doesn't seem to make them aggressive.

[-] cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Lol my dad did the same. I never got stung tho and avoided some anxiety

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