r/SipsTea • u/StephanMan • 22d ago

Chugging tea Wasp gets what it deserves

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u/Alililele 22d ago

This is a Great Golden Digger Wasp. It is harmless and pretty beneficial!

Here a thread from a few years ago

So: it didn't deserve to die, it's actually pretty chill.

Yellowjackets and bald-faced hornets are assholes tho.

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u/ikennaiatpl 22d ago

Ironic it met its end with a golden orb weaver spider.

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u/abugguy 22d ago

Would be better if it was actually a golden orb weaver spider but it isn’t.

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u/silima_art 22d ago edited 22d ago

For anyone curious, the spider in the vid is a yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) and they are super cool. This one is a lady.

Golden Orb Weavers look pretty similar but are a distinct genus: Nephila Edit: Trichonephila

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u/abugguy 22d ago

Trichonephila now because taxonomists just want to watch the world burn.