Also, being in America and realizing the invasive little shits everyone generically refers to as "bees" are invasive species that precipitate the decline of native species changes people.
In some ways, figures like Darwin and Attenborough are my heroes, so it's nice to see that these men are human and share similar distastes for fucked up shit as me.
Wasps are my archetypal frenemy. I hate them, but I love them and what they do, but they can please do it far away from me, but they should also do it in my backyard, but not when I'm there, and I don't mind sharing food with them, but I can't stand having them near my food, and I don't want to hate them but whenever they're near I seize up and can barely breathe or move.
Watch the wasps body language. If it's flying side to side, zigzagging towards you, vertically oriented, its time to get the fuck away. But if you're just chilling and it lands on you or nearby, its just curious, maybe give it some headpats.
Ooooh okay, so that's the point where I stop clenching up and shit my pants instead? Thanks, good to know.
More seriously, thank you for sharing that knowledge. I'll still be terribly afraid of accidentally inhaling or ingesting them, or having them get in my pants without consent (again), but it should ease my fear of them intentionally attacking me.
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CitizenKong@lemmy.world · 102 pts · 348d
The letter about hating the sea was written just after or at the end of his five year voyage on the Beagle. So, understandable.
Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 52 pts · 348d
> hates the sea
> hates bees
Could never be me.
Snowclone@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 348d
Being at sea for several years changes people.
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 348d
Also, being in America and realizing the invasive little shits everyone generically refers to as "bees" are invasive species that precipitate the decline of native species changes people.
Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 348d
Are you a sea bee?
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 347d
Charles Barwin?
gibmiser@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 348d
Holy shit what an emo boy.
I feel ya Darwin buddy but damn.
BearGun@ttrpg.network · 3 pts · 347d
Tbf these are 5 quotes spread over 26 years, we're all a bit emo sometimes.
lustyargonian@lemmy.zip · 35 pts · 348d
Turns out letters were like tweets back then lol
drolex@sopuli.xyz · 29 pts · 347d
Nikls94@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 347d
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip · 24 pts · 348d
In some ways, figures like Darwin and Attenborough are my heroes, so it's nice to see that these men are human and share similar distastes for fucked up shit as me.
Ledivin@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 348d
Charles Darwin was actually just a teenage girl?
thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz · 20 pts · 348d
"I don't vibe with the sea and skibidi ships are so Ohio."
~Charlotte Darwin.
Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 348d
A Japanese teenage girl?
bmpvy@feddit.org · 14 pts · 348d
ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 348d
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 348d
Speak for yourself.
ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 347d
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 346d
Dolt.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 347d
TIME TO FUCK MY COUSIN!
Wait I ain't English, I have higher standards.
dingus@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 348d
Same. Who knew he was so relatable lol
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com · 12 pts · 348d
Fuck clover and bees
ABCatMom@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 348d
Bees are friends!
guynamedzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 348d
Clover too!
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 348d
Wasps too!
StarMerchant938@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 348d
lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 347d
Wasps are my archetypal frenemy. I hate them, but I love them and what they do, but they can please do it far away from me, but they should also do it in my backyard, but not when I'm there, and I don't mind sharing food with them, but I can't stand having them near my food, and I don't want to hate them but whenever they're near I seize up and can barely breathe or move.
I don't like them half as much as they deserve.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 347d
Watch the wasps body language. If it's flying side to side, zigzagging towards you, vertically oriented, its time to get the fuck away. But if you're just chilling and it lands on you or nearby, its just curious, maybe give it some headpats.
lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 347d
You mean if it's flying up and down, rather than left-right as they usually do?
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 347d
No, like instead being oriented like a dragonfly, its stinger is pointed down as it zigzags left and right towards you.
lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 346d
Ooooh okay, so that's the point where I stop clenching up and shit my pants instead? Thanks, good to know.
More seriously, thank you for sharing that knowledge. I'll still be terribly afraid of accidentally inhaling or ingesting them, or having them get in my pants without consent (again), but it should ease my fear of them intentionally attacking me.
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 348d
I wonder what that was about - some sort of classification issue, or just having problems pinning them down?
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 348d
Really feeling 10 September.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 348d
Sep 10 lookin' like groundhog day to me.