When Wasps Are Given Colored Paper, They Build Rainbow Nests
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Wasps. Few people like them. Mainly because they’re not very friendly. But not all wasps are aggressive. Some of them are gentle. Some are even downright hippies. Don’t believe me? Then take a look at these psychedelic nests to see just what I mean.
They’re the product of an experiment conducted by Mattia Menchetti, a biology student at the University of Florence. He realised that by giving a captive colony of European paper wasps different colored paper over time, the insects would eventually construct their own kaleidoscopic houses. And as you can see, the result is pretty remarkable, if not slightly reminiscent of a bad trip.
While this experiment was deliberate, unintentional human interference with the insect world has also produced some equally surprising results. In 2012 for example, beekeepers in France were amazed to discover that their bees had created green and blue honey. The reason? The unsuspecting insects were using sugar collected from the shells of M&Ms at a nearby waste-processing plant.
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then you kill them :| with fire :| LOTS OF FIRE :|
These are the things, the things we lost the things we lost in the fire fire fire
Stop being an asshole
and that kids , is how you make gay wasps :d
I don't think a color preference reflects homosexuality....
just joking , sorry if i offended anyone :d
I am one of these funny letters and I'm not offended. I'm more offended by the offense by proxy.
Never be sorry if someone gets offended. Normal people will see the humor and move on. The ones that get all hung up on it aren't worth your time.
I find this comment insensitive and not funny at all. Also, it is not normal to see this as humorous and trying to make us feel guilty since we know LGBTY who would not agree. I think you should move on.
Unless it's rainbow.
I am gay and I live in a free society, therefore it's not offensive. But for gay men who are still being persecuted by family, community or country, it is very offensive. It's context dependent. It's good to have discussions about this.
The hives are ok. The wasps? Not so much
Yes so much. They made it and its their home. They exist wheter you are okay with it or not
then you kill them :| with fire :| LOTS OF FIRE :|
These are the things, the things we lost the things we lost in the fire fire fire
Stop being an asshole
and that kids , is how you make gay wasps :d
I don't think a color preference reflects homosexuality....
just joking , sorry if i offended anyone :d
I am one of these funny letters and I'm not offended. I'm more offended by the offense by proxy.
Never be sorry if someone gets offended. Normal people will see the humor and move on. The ones that get all hung up on it aren't worth your time.
I find this comment insensitive and not funny at all. Also, it is not normal to see this as humorous and trying to make us feel guilty since we know LGBTY who would not agree. I think you should move on.
Unless it's rainbow.
I am gay and I live in a free society, therefore it's not offensive. But for gay men who are still being persecuted by family, community or country, it is very offensive. It's context dependent. It's good to have discussions about this.
The hives are ok. The wasps? Not so much
Yes so much. They made it and its their home. They exist wheter you are okay with it or not