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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 months ago (3 children)

"a cool wasp"

....wait a minute, this is a setup

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

The entomologist was really ten thousand wasps in a trenchcoat.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Not a very good one, wasps basically hibernate when the sun goes down. Their metabolism basically slows down with the temperature change.

(This is why it’s best to deal with their nests after dark.)

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A sting operation

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Haha YEA!

Nice.

Worth the wait.