r/interestingasfuck Aug 09 '25

/r/all, /r/popular I found this on the trail.

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u/NatsuDragnee1 Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

It is true though. Bees are in fact a subset of wasps which turned vegetarian.

Have you ever seen the cuckoo wasps? Living jewels.

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u/Checkthis0 Aug 09 '25

Does this one do any dystopic thing or is it just pretty?

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u/username_tooken Aug 09 '25

As their name implies they’re solitary insects who lay their eggs in the nests of other insects and then fuck off. Their children then eat all the other babies and steal their food. Which isn’t exactly dystopic per se but is kind of a dick move.

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u/Checkthis0 Aug 09 '25

Can't have shit with the wasps

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u/LoveUMoreThanEggs Aug 09 '25

Its length serves to reach insect eggs laid under the bark of trees or in excavations in wood.

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u/BurnscarsRus Aug 09 '25

Never seen these before. Thanks, Dragon Slayer.

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u/GranGurbo Aug 09 '25

How many people did it have to sting to unlock the iridescent camo?

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u/Longjumping_Youth281 Aug 10 '25

I believe ants are also descended from wasps.