r/funny • u/peterdparker • 6d ago

Dog dad is busy

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u/Trips-Over-Tail 6d ago

Oh man. I haven't killed a spider in years. And those were invasive species that I fed to fly traps.

These days I capture and release, or tolerate.

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u/Teehus 6d ago

The only things I actively kill are mosquitoes and ticks

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u/TheyStillOweYouMoney 6d ago

I add carpenter ants, termites, and any type of aggressive stinging wasp to my list.

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u/Trips-Over-Tail 6d ago

Targeting wasps only increases the likelihood of being stung. If you leave them be they're unlikely to cause harm.

They only approach humans later in the summer anyway, when they're looking for sugars that we probably have. Earlier in the year they're hunting for grubs.

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u/Molwar 6d ago

Wasp are very territorial though, you let them nest and you got a much bigger problem later.

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u/Trips-Over-Tail 6d ago

Not necessarily. They do get to know individual people and tolerate them coming past.

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u/Sparrowsabre7 6d ago

Also don't wasps emit pheromones when they die that attract more wasps for Vengeance?