Meet the Meat Bee... the Western Yellowjacket!

Meet the Meat Bee... the Western Yellowjacket! | Deep Look

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Жыл бұрын

Why is that yellowjacket crashing your BBQ? Well, she wants what you're having: burgers, hot dogs, fish and turkey. But she doesn't eat them herself. Her nest's larvae need that protein to develop. So she carves up your dinner and makes teeny-tiny meatballs for them.
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Yellowjackets bring back all kinds of interesting fare to their nests. The scavenging species might make meatballs out of moth wings, cockroaches or pieces of carrion. And all that food gathering and flying around gives adult yellowjackets an appetite. After delivering scavenged foods to the larvae, adult yellowjackets prod the youngsters and they offer their thanks in the form of a sugary throw up, or exudate. The adults slurp that up and jet off on more meatball missions.
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@kenturkey1971 Жыл бұрын

Just remember, when she's making a meatball out of your burger, she was walking on that mouse earlier! What a cutie!

@Baddaby Жыл бұрын

People in the US are afraid of their own shadow and I have proof:

@BorisKOUKA Жыл бұрын

Right, they can be responsable of food poisoning

@alveolate Жыл бұрын

so they're basically giant flies with stingers?

@xiaodie_Lin Жыл бұрын

They might poison the food

@astick5249 Жыл бұрын

They clean themselves tho

@Kandosii Жыл бұрын

My favorite memory of yellowjackets happened at a garden picnic--someone brought salmon pâté, and I noticed a yellowjacket _hurl_ herself into it. She did that "quality assurance check" mentioned in the video, then started scooping up an increasingly large meatball, while more and more picnic attendees watched. When the meatball was so big she needed all six legs to hold onto it, she finally lifted off... and topped out at about chest-height. We all wordlessly stepped aside to clear a path for her, save for one--somebody needed to open the garden gate for her, obviously. We then watched her slowly buzz her way along a hedge and out of sight. I can't blame her for her enthusiasm, that pâté _was_ in fact delicious.

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Ha! A real team effort!

@Orchids.and.Endlers Жыл бұрын

That’s so funny 🤣🤣

@kyokoyumi Жыл бұрын

That's adorable and hilarious

@angelofdeath275 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Cali_boy92 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@Bearded_Bream Жыл бұрын

I love the idea that someone had to grill up some burgers solely for a yellow jacket to feed her babies.

@lemuellcabahug6460 Жыл бұрын

If it passes the yellow jacket test, you know your food is going to go big.

@kenyanicholas6809 Жыл бұрын

Thanks I hate it

@loisma2356 Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget! They also prepared a *whole human arm* just for a yellow jacket to sting!

@billfred9411 9 ай бұрын

More accurately they are feeding there sisters. Every yellow jacket nest is the result of a single queen that starts her own nest from scratch. How it works is high nutrition is what causes queens to be made so at first there is a bunch of workers. Then when the numbers go up so does the nutrition collected which means by the end the workers are spoiling the larvae rotten causing most of them to be queens which then leave to hibernate and start again next year.

@muhammadtiano6110 9 ай бұрын

I think of them as a superior to the bee

@ajhuredreams Жыл бұрын

I used to hate when yellow jackets would visit while I was eating outside. Then a friend pointed out that they're just hungry and maybe I should share. Now whenever I see a yellow jacket eyeing my food, I break off a hunk and set it on the other side of the table. They get a tasty meatball, and I get to eat in peace. And I get a little entertainment, too! Now that I'm not afraid of them, they're kinda fun to watch.

@jediskunk67 Ай бұрын

You need to look beyond their stinging attitudes and focus on the positive side of them.

@JetFalcon710 Ай бұрын

@@jediskunk67 I think they already got it figured out

@VinoTriMulia Жыл бұрын

What I love about this kind of videos is we are educated on which species that are actually harmful, harmless, or only attacking when threatened. It gives us good insight on what to do when we're facing these species in the real life. Thank you for the videos!

@xiaodie_Lin Жыл бұрын

Yes

@CymruCreator Жыл бұрын

The smaller ones are very aggressive, the larger ones are not as bad.

@allentoyokawa9068 Жыл бұрын

@@CymruCreator like people

@Egg01990 9 ай бұрын

Do they do these with coconuts? I saw a lot of wasps

@greenkepunkies Жыл бұрын

I love when Laura's voice appear on the videos! She gives a totally different vibe to them that I cannot explain. Her voice fits so well in this kind of content!

@MultiverseRaidenWarriors Жыл бұрын

Simp

@keentobor 9 ай бұрын

Hilarious and upbeat enthusiasm i guess

@verycoolname9404 Жыл бұрын

Grew up on a farm. Early in the morning, all the flies like to hang out on the barn walls, trying to catch the sun to warm up. The yellowjackets and wasps can handle the cold a bit better, so they are active earlier. If you were watching at the right time, you could see the wasps and yellowjackets flying up to the barn walls and grabbing flies. They chew them a bit and roll them up before carrying them off, just like in this video.

@Velkhana_The_Myth Жыл бұрын

People think of yellow jackets as pests or a nuisance , but others think of them as a incredible creature that help clean the environment of animal carcasses and fallen fruits

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

@Velkhana_The_Myth Жыл бұрын

@Jim that's why I said why some people view them as nuisances or pests. Also. Did he have a allergy? The venom of the yellow jacket are too weak to cause harm to people.

@ChrisG1392 Жыл бұрын

like any predator, they drive the evolution of their prey animals.

@glebeldionrayparcon1008 Жыл бұрын

@@Velkhana_The_Myth aren't they also pollinators?

@vicvega3614 Жыл бұрын

Well if that yellowjacket was on something dead and then lands on ur food, not good

@bulbousborb Жыл бұрын

It's so nice to see a lot of people not blindly hating on wasps in the comments and appreciating them! As someone who has a garden, I have seen the benefit of them and I welcome them, (I also have never been stung, even when being in close proximity to them many times, including yellow jackets). So, I'm glad more people are realizing the good in them as well. And there are so many beautiful and interesting species too, they deserve more infatuation than dislike.

@detergentleman1235 Жыл бұрын

They are inquisitive little creatures. I respect my fellow souls, and they know it. So when I hold up my finger next to them flying, they usually land on it. Such amazing creatures 💚

@kenyanicholas6809 Жыл бұрын

I have a garden and I hate having to choose between stingy things or harvest destroyers 😓

@PeeperSnail Жыл бұрын

@@kenyanicholas6809 If getting stung is a concern in your household it might be a good idea to call someone who can remove the nest from your house or garden. Cases where people get stung a lot usually come from africanized bees or other similar invasive and bizarrely aggressive species. Pollinators like bees and wasps are great, and the fear for them is overblown, but it’s not unlikely to be in a situation where they hamper one’s quality of life. If you or anyone in your household suspect being allergic to bee/wasp venom by all means get the nests removed! Better to have nibbled crops than life-or-death trips to the hospital.

@arher9598 10 ай бұрын

Indeed I've seen one flying with catterpillar. I welcomed them although once I threw a sandal at their newly built nest cause they made it right at the front of my rooftop door lol

@dangerouscolors Жыл бұрын

finally some love for the vespids on this channel! i love the effort taken to not villainize the animal just living its life, and instead highlight the good they do for the ecosystem. its very appreciated for such an unfairly maligned animal!

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Thank you, dangerouscolors! From your avatar it looks like you're a big fan of wasps, hornets and their allies!

@dangerouscolors Жыл бұрын

@@KQEDDeepLook i am! theyre my favorite bugs ever! my username is even a reference to their aposematic coloration 😁

@nickm6751 Жыл бұрын

Wasps and mosquitos... reaaaallly hard to justify their existence besides their ecological roles lol. I would eradicate those 2 species if there were no environmental consequences

@alveolate Жыл бұрын

@@nickm6751 yea i was wondering... don't yellowjackets also kill honeybees? or is that just some other wasps?

@bladeofveng Жыл бұрын

@@dangerouscolors that dead mouse on your burger is sure yummy

@thelakesterswildworld8335 Жыл бұрын

Several years ago, I used to hate wasps, but now I think they are fascinating and I appreciate them.

@Failedprodegy42 Жыл бұрын

I still hate them.

@nstrainfanyt Жыл бұрын

What if one stings you though 😂

@thelakesterswildworld8335 Жыл бұрын

@@nstrainfanyt I’ll still appreciate them. I’ve been stung a few times before.

@nstrainfanyt Жыл бұрын

@@thelakesterswildworld8335 so you're like "oh thank you for the venom mr. Wasp". Just a joke lol

@Leeyum96969 Жыл бұрын

Same

@happybalint Жыл бұрын

I personally find it easy to distinguish between yellow jackets and honeybees. The hair, the brightness of the colors and their body shape is different.

@RaidianaS 9 ай бұрын

When you constantly struggle with these things trying to live on your exterior walls you have to learn fast

@acutechicken5798 9 ай бұрын

The buzzing sounds they make are also different if you're accustomed to bee buzzes.

@whoknowswhocares3804 9 ай бұрын

honey bees look fuzzy and yellow jackets look smooth and are thinner and longer.

@karansjet3823 9 ай бұрын

We always had a plate with rest meat and bones and whatever on the other end of the table so the yellowjackets would leave us alone. and it worked like charm! plus seeing them chew off a meatball thats slightly to big too take off with so they had to do this little run up before they could fly. Hilarious!

@reggymcmonkey5737 Жыл бұрын

Such a breath of fresh air seeing support for wasps! People finally started appreciating bees, but it was upsetting seeing that hate still remain for wasps--as if they had no positive roles in gardens and their environment!! They hunt pests and pollinate too (even if they aren't as good at it as bees), and most don't sting you unless given a real reason to! My mom nurtured a paper wasp back to health with mushed banana and water droplets, and they're cute when they circle around you before going back to whatever they were doing before!

@prasanatg Жыл бұрын

Hurray. I’m so happy that Laura is back. Love to hear her voice back.

@Imaedraw Жыл бұрын

They usually leave me alone and pollinate my squash plants, and berry plants. As long as they don't get all over aggressive, I don't mind them at all. They're beneficial for my garden.

@bigshrekhorner Жыл бұрын

When I am eating outside during the summer, wasps often swarm around my food, but they are never seeking to sting me; they just want the food I am eating. So, I just cut a piece of meat or cheese for them and leave it a bit further from my plate so we won't bother each other and enjoy our meals (and because it is not very sanitary for an insect to walk on your food). And they do indeed not bother, because they aren't seeking to make people's lives miserable, they just want to eat. They are also very pretty animals! I often take photos of them snooping around the food I gave them and they look adorable. I do believe wasps are very misunderstood animals, especially considering how important their ecological role is (either as pollinators, "cleaners" or population controllers). I understand people with allergies wanting to avoid them, but I don't understand the mindset of some people that go "wasps should be eradicated" just because they have been stung once, because they swarm their food or because they simply don't like them.

@jayemover_16 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget a little bit of something sweet! A small chunk of overripe fruit makes a perfect dessert for them, they go nuts for sweet things.

@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive Жыл бұрын

Wasps are very inefficient pollinators due to their lack of hair.

@DigitalcircusSlander Жыл бұрын

Wasps- literally murder people there's a hornet named murder Hornet they aren't misunderstood animals 💀 And the killed half the population of the honeybees, 💀 I get what you're saying but no If I see one swarming around my food doing that god awful buzzing sound I'm killing it

@bigshrekhorner Жыл бұрын

@@DigitalcircusSlander It's literally their job to kill honeybees. You need to stop having the notion of "a lot of honeybees= good; (non-human) animal that kills honeybees = bad". There needs to be someone who controls honeybees' population and that's certain species of wasp (not all of them attack bees. In fact, many wasp species specialise on specific insects). If there was an overpopulation of honeybees, that would be a serious ecological issue as much as underpopulation is/would be. It's not wasps that are an issue to honeybees. It's humans. And no, not all wasps murder people. The killer hornet you mentioned is literally one species out of the thousands of wasp species there are. Most wasps are not aggressive to people if they are not provoked. And literally any animal can kill people, so this argument is nonsensical.

@gnategarta1612 Жыл бұрын

Something else I have noticed is in the around where I live, there are quite a few yellow jackets, but little to no ticks. When I went to a place with barely any yellow jackets, or predatory arthropods for that matter, there were more ticks. All the ticks I had that summer were from the latter place.

@Moranthyst Жыл бұрын

Way yellowjacket taking a piece of burger and roll it to carry is amazing! All bugs have their own charm and I love them

@simantakalita9061 Жыл бұрын

I have to appreciate the skills specially capturing tiny objects perfectly and also the editing. Thanks for another episode. 🤗

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@elenaziegler1893 Жыл бұрын

I remember being at a cookout with a friend and having a wasp come and grab a chunk of meat off my friends plate which was almost as big as it. If flew off all wobbly and we were confused at first but it was really funny. Now I know why it did that!

@Dysiode 10 ай бұрын

There was a colony of yellow jackets at one place I lived and didn't realize they weren't bees, I got very close to the entrance and spent a while watching and they never even came to investigate me. It's wonderful to hear that they're scavengers since that's such an important role! I also was at an outdoor brunch place and was shocked to find "bees" LOVED crab meat, so I helped them out by breaking off little pieces, and some deal, never once felt threatened by them. I know they're some of the more painful stings out there (props to the person who let themselves get stung!!) but they seem a lot less concerned by humans than other wasps so I'm happy to let them live

@AsioEntomo Жыл бұрын

Tons of fellow insect-lovers recommend leaving little tidbits out for wasps, so that they learn that you aren't a threat. Toss a piece of meat over toward the nest, and they'll be more likely to leave you alone. We had a nest of some sort of ground-nesting wasps living on our campsite for an entire 4-month field season, and they didn't bother anyone until my supervisor unknowingly tried to hang her hammock over their nest. We didn't even notice them before that!

@vivianwilson1271 Жыл бұрын

HOW DELICIOUS!!! NOT ONLY THE CHOICE OF DELICACIES PROVIDED FOR THEIR HATCHLINGS , BUT ALSO THE WAY THE PRESENTER SERVES IT UP!!!V.W.

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Thanks Vivian!

@huldu Жыл бұрын

I used to be terrified of wasps and hornets but it all changed with knowledge and experience. They have no interest in you, if you leave them alone they leave you alone. It's just a bit sad that often our encounters with them is because we're very close to their hive and they're defending themselves. They do love building hives around or inside our houses. The good thing is once the season is over they'll die off and the hive is dead. I guess a queen could hibernate inside the house and start a new colony but they won't use the old hive comb. Anyways, if you have a problem with these insects contact a professional to deal with them.

@jake9854 Жыл бұрын

nah these wasp r product of a lab species, more or less like Frankenstein product.they re not supposed to exist! we have to eliminate this species to save the human race!

@xLuis89x 9 ай бұрын

unless they make a nest right ad your doorstep and you found them invading every single area of your home

@huldu 9 ай бұрын

@@xLuis89x That's why there are professionals that will deal with the problem if it gets to that point.

@renatocann5142 Жыл бұрын

YAAA WELCOME BACK LAURA!! And amazing vid as always DL 💚

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@Lemard77 Жыл бұрын

If i'm not mistaken the adults do need proteins but they can't digest them themselves, so the larvae after having their fill with the protein the adults gave them will regurgitate the exudate with aminoacids from the broken down proteins. That's why adults drink that alongside the nectar they collect from flowers.

@blueberry_borb Жыл бұрын

Wow, great video as always :D. I can’t help but always be a bit nervous around bees and wasps (the latter in particular), but I do notice that understanding these guys a bit more always makes me feel less nervous around them. Thanks for the video!

@95Titanium 9 ай бұрын

What an amazing timing for this video to pop up. A few days ago I was having breakfast outside and one of these little guys spotted my food. After deciding that the egg wasn't for her, she proceeded to a slice of ham and proceeded to cut a chunk off and airlift it away. It was the cutest thing I've seen recently.

@chrisb9365 Жыл бұрын

I find it amusing that you set up an actual hamburger with a bun and a sauce just to show the wasp in action.

@jakimiyamizu3198 Жыл бұрын

You never failed to impress me deeplook with another educational video ❤❤❤

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

@AercraftAviation Жыл бұрын

I like how she says “Give them some space” I recomend dis channel.

@BillyJupiter 9 ай бұрын

Once at a BBQ. 2 full grown men watched a wasp slice dice and helicopter off a chunk primo cut, freshly rested. We went from knodding and smiling yes to cheering, Biblically. As the little one went up and down hoisting itself up several times due to the sizeable chonky piece of grub it had collected. I Cherish that moment.

@matttypes2695 Жыл бұрын

That wasp carted off the equivalent of like 20lbs of meats

@Sjalabais Жыл бұрын

So lovely that Laura is back! The perfect Deep Look voice.

@sargentcool1882 Жыл бұрын

Wasps are so cute to me. I know some hate then but they are very helpful and cute. Besides when they sting me. Plus they pick up stuff I don’t want to pick up.

@reionj8816 Жыл бұрын

Imagine being an insect and having to deal with that predator. When you see that coming your way you run the other way. Ahhh don't mess with them 🤣🤣. Great video deep look

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mmps18 Жыл бұрын

Wow this really changes the way I look at yellow jackets! Misunderstood little wasps 🥺

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Maya!

@kingLorshi Жыл бұрын

I got so excited when I saw this I watched immediately. Even when I read a lot about wasps there's always something I didn't know, like the protein being called an exudate. I appreciate this channel greatly.

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@majornewb Жыл бұрын

I am happy to share my picnic food with these hard working moms

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@TeamCandiru Жыл бұрын

People love to hate on yellow jackets, but they are just so pretty up close.

@e.t.2914 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite things to do at Renaissance festivals is get a jumbo turkey leg, eat my fill, then hang out till the wasps smell it and start coming to snip off pieces. Can't think of more primitive entertainment.

@PushyPawn Жыл бұрын

Laura's back, YAY!

@EnderGamerGirl Жыл бұрын

1:20 Fly: "That meat was mine! Give it back (pls)!" Yellowjacket: "Nope."

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

That cameo made us laugh. If you want to see what the fly was up to at the picnic, here is the episode: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oKiAeaanqs7aaY0.html

@linkdude64 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, all bugs, bees, and wasps for doing your absolute best and never giving up!!!

@TheTinkili Жыл бұрын

I honestly love Yellowjackets. I gladly share my food with them and just... look at them. They're adorable, especially if they cut out something that's way too big for them! It's so funny to see them whirl around with that big piece of whatever, like a helicopter flying in circles, every circly a liiiitle bit higher :'D I once had a yellowjacket give me a... "kiss". I had some juice and one flew directly onto my lips, making the taste test and... bit my lip :'D That hurt a lot, these mandibles are stronger than you think! I did manage to get her to leave without stinging me tho. Actually I have never been stung by one, even when handling them lol

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

We’re sure they appreciate your generosity!

@TheTinkili Жыл бұрын

@@KQEDDeepLook Hehe I guess they sense I don't want to hurt them. Maybe. :D

@nikodimaleshkin7689 Жыл бұрын

Laura is back ! Love you voice and videos. Thank you so Mach.

@Guydude777 Жыл бұрын

The more you know! Thanks Deep Look.

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Always!

@Rjgxxx Жыл бұрын

I always get so frustrated when people I'm with freak out about wasps when you're out. Just let it do it's thing and it'll leave you alone too. We're all important here

@genericalfishtycoon3853 Жыл бұрын

I have a feeding station for wasps and bees that has caffeinated sugar in easily accessible quality, I also refresh the meat platter daily for the yellow jackets. Burger, chicken, fish, whatever I'm having I just save them some. It's really fun to have thousands of them coming through my bedroom window and using my bee station. I've uploaded a bunch of videos of them in and around my room.

@sthui2866 7 ай бұрын

In East Asia I would often find small hornet species (Vespa bicolor/velutina) instead of Yellowjackets being the little menaces looking for sugar and meat instead. They would even be curious and land on people, though not in a threatening sense. Sometimes I just share the food and calmly watch them, plus they make super cool subjects for camera close up shots.

@touremuhammad5983 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Yellowjackets aren’t the only ones that can sting repeatedly. Bumblebees & most other Native American bees can sting repeatedly thanks to their smooth stingers.

@Polandsyndromebodybuilding Жыл бұрын

Amazing close ups

@jasonsinn9237 Жыл бұрын

All I can ever think about when I see yellowjackets is how I've been swarmed by hives on three different occasions. One time I even had one sting me on the nose and it couldn't pull itself out so I was running around slapping myself 😂. In all regards I should hate them, but instead I respect their fierce approach to survival. Few other life forms fight as hard as they do just to live.🥊

@projectgreengamer Жыл бұрын

as cute as this is, I almost wish I wasn't allergic

@salt-emoji Жыл бұрын

I would love a study that shows if yellow jackets prefer cooked or raw animal protein for their offspring. My hypothesis is that they prefer pre cooked protein for the same reason we do, more available calories

@hailmammonmoments7568 Жыл бұрын

Big bug nerd here, but I had NO idea that yellow jacket larvae ‘thank’ the adults the way aphids thank ants! 😮

@harumskarum3481 Жыл бұрын

I think they are adorable. We have them all over around the apartment and they have never been scary to me. I also know to keep my distance and respect them though.

@YoungGandalf2325 Жыл бұрын

When I die, I don't want to be buried or creamated. Just feed my corpse to a nest of yellowjackets.

@angelindenile Жыл бұрын

This is why I always leave a small amount of meat to the side when I barbeque. Yellow jackets get a bad rap, they do so much for their environment by being both pollinators and I've never had issues with them personally. I can understand the issues though, what with them making nests in the places we mow our lawns.

@jcoludar Жыл бұрын

Hymenopteran biologist here. Though I admire your work, some things you got wrong: -wasps DO need proteins - their venom is made of proteins for example, they just cannot swallow solid food due to their narrow waists. They get their aminoacids from larvas' secretion - the exude -exude is not "sugary", it is quite full of other stuff - including aminoacids (which an adult wasp uses to make proteins), larvas are essentially external guts for the wasp colony -splitting hairs here, but cladistically speaking, bees are wasps - they are a lineage derived from digger wasps (according to our best knowledge)

@bdmenne 3 күн бұрын

I love these guys. They are cute. I’ve even shared a small cabin with them and I received a total of 9 stings during the season. Favorite thing is when I’m eating raw meat, like chicken, they fly in and make meat melon-balls right from by hands

@ahmadyulyfirmansah5937 Жыл бұрын

When I was Young, I thought Yellow Jacket is new kind of mutantion Bee. They just resemble to Bee more than Wasp.

@panda0777 Жыл бұрын

"Wasp trying to get meat" ❝JOEY DOESN’T SHARE FOOD ❞

@HarmlessAssault Жыл бұрын

Props to the dude who got stung for our entertainment

@mohammedyaser1357 Жыл бұрын

I feel really bad for the person who got stung for this video...

@bclagnese Жыл бұрын

Yellow Jackets swarmed me when I was five.

@FV-214_SUPER_CONQUEROR Жыл бұрын

bees : "i makes honey for a living" silk worms : " i make silk to live again" wasps : "this world shall know pain"

@rhonemeyer4277 Жыл бұрын

Props to thy guy that held still to get stung by the yellow jacket. I salute you sir! (or ma'am I dunno xD)

@Avabees Жыл бұрын

lovely to see them go to work, up close and personal!

@PopsGG Жыл бұрын

I love watching these girls eat. I usually set aside a bit of meat for them and watch them go to work. It doesn't take long for more than one to show up. I have never been stung or anyone else around me by them.

@KQEDDeepLook Жыл бұрын

Generous!

@ariefaditya1470 Жыл бұрын

It's good to hear Laura's voice back narrating again

@thespacecowboy71 Жыл бұрын

I've never found a yellow-jacket so cute before

@suyci Жыл бұрын

2:43 Did someone on the team have him/herself get stung again for science? The dedication is real.

@cholm2070 Жыл бұрын

I’m surprised by the amount of wasp-positive people in the comment section here, it’s genuinely pretty heartwarming. Generally it’s just uneducated slander all around without a second thought. This is a nice change of pace.

@zachb8012 Жыл бұрын

I hope y'all credited whoever took that sting, because they took it like a champ. Didn't even flinch.

@tzucwizard Жыл бұрын

"She will only sting as a last resort" That one wasp that randomly landed just below my eye this summer and stung me: " *and I took that personally* "

@haamta Жыл бұрын

2:49 those are some cool sneakers!! they fit the theme hehe

@conniejames6958 Жыл бұрын

Skunks love these fellows. They can clean out a nest.

@yuransoares5647 Жыл бұрын

Love you Laura Kivlans, the best voice in Deep Look😍

@cryoine7194 9 ай бұрын

anyone into gardening should know the value of wasps, generally leave them alone and you wont have problems with them but if their nests are in the way what has to be done has to be done, also paper wasps seem to have a thing for coffee

@palawi7491 Жыл бұрын

We are thankful to you deep look for providing us with such amazing content.

@sonjaquan5775 Жыл бұрын

You just answered a 35-year old question that I never knew I had. I used to give ham to yellowjackets from my sandwich at lunch!

@AhmedMalik814 Жыл бұрын

Everytime I watch your videos I am so amazed and admire the work and effort you guys do!

@scraperindustry Жыл бұрын

I always set aside a small piece of meat for the yellow jackets since it's fascinating to watch them ball up the food

@animemusicluver1 Жыл бұрын

that explains why I can't eat my sandwiches in peace when I'm on campus

@NolanFriedline Жыл бұрын

The scariest part of this video is when you called it a bee at the beginning! lol

@Sufanius 10 ай бұрын

Yellow Jackets aren’t to bad. Wasps are just flying ants. Bees wasps and ants are so necessary for our ecosystem. They are also examples of great teamwork. If only humans could learn to work together more.

@pikagelly7465 Жыл бұрын

Yay, Laura’s back!😁

@christopherb8017 Жыл бұрын

My favourite part of the yellow jacket life cycle is when it gets caught in a spider web

@marisa-yu4oz 9 ай бұрын

those bee shoes are adorable!!

@frankeneh-lf6fb Жыл бұрын

I never knew wasps scrape chunks of meat to their little siblings. The fascinating world of insects these days

@sammisoccer7 Жыл бұрын

I always leave a morsel for them on the side of my plate. My parents think I’m nuts but it seems to distract them from flying in our faces while we eat