12mo ago

Where have all the wasps gone?

www.bbc.co.uk

Despite their bad reputation and tendency to disrupt picnics, wasps are an important part of our ecosystem.

During this time of year, it can seem like most outdoor activities are plagued by the flying insects... but they appear to have lacked their usual numbers in 2024.

Colder and wetter weather and climate change have had a global impact on the invertebrates.

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If getting rid of wasps means the collapse of our entire ecosystem, so be it. At least we took those fuckers down with us.
- Aren't bees and ants basically wasps? They all come from a common ancestor. Just differently specialized.
  
  They specialized in to not being little fucking assholes so I'm okay with them
  
  I'm OK with this plan, so long as they take out mosquitos and all their ilk.
  
  Points at bees "Why can't you be more like your cousin?"
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenoptera
To hell, I hope
Where's this colder and wetter weather? I thought the earth was breaking one heat record after another this year?
- I thought the earth was breaking one heat record after another this year?
  On average, it is. But the other effect of climate change, and a big part of the reason it isn't generally referred to as "global warming" anymore, is an increase in weather extremes worldwide. Rainstorms are wetter, droughts are drier, cold snaps are colder, and heat waves are hotter.
Plant some native plants and invite the swarm
- No
They are all here around my house.
I know this is a BBC article so it might not apply to America, but they are in my yard. All the wasps are hanging around in my backyard waiting to be dicks.
Basically Homeless will have a word.

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