I swear that stingy Boi looked straight at me.
How I perceive Aussie photos of "normal everyday" critters
"Crikey that is a big one!" - Australian posting photo they took of critter
me thinking "Is that a pickup next to that?"
this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2025
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"Crikey that is a big one!"
That’s what she said
"Is that a pickup next to that?"
No it’s a ute
Yes ute 'Murican Man like ute
Haha. That's awesome, thanks for the added fun.
With banana for scale! (Banana is too small to see)
Ha. That's yellow paint on a scaffold.
Paper wasp, nice photo. These guys are honestly fairly chill as long as you're not close to their nest (like inside 1m), and they're important pollinators and great pest removal experts.
Oh thanks. I didn't know what it was.
Paper wasp
Are these the big chunkas that grab on to the whole bodies of grasshoppers and pull them into their nests for the bebes?
They're not huge, under 2cm. They catch spiders and caterpillars according to wiki, I've mostly seen them with small caterpillars. And yep - back to their cool hexagon nests for the larvae and queen.
Here's a webpage with a close relative Aus wasp that makes the same kinds of nests, lots of good pics. https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_vespoidwasps/PaperWasps.htm
Ah, these aren't the big chunkas I am talking about but maybe their distant cousins. I am not even sure how to describe the guys I am talking about. Gigantic though, they're pretty big. Around 5cm in length. Orange like too. Thanks for the website, the info is great and I am going to pass it on.
Maybe some kind of spider wasp aka tarantula hawk. They're much bigger and IMO very pretty. Often attract some observers if they're dragging away a big spider they've caught near a school or house. I've seen the orange and black common one most often, they're loud and and can give you a shock if they fly past your head. Cheers https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/plant/bees-and-wasps/spider-wasp
I think this (Horse’s Paper Wasp) might be the guy. You could see them at a distance quite easily. They were fairly large. I realized only after your lovely post that it was a big and vague ask. Either way, bugs are wonderful and thanks for the share. Cheers!
Was this taken before, or after you died?
He didn't attack thankfully. Am still alive.
True story, wasp attacks are insane. Not one of them, but the brutality of their union.
I'm no entomologist, but I have an opinion about this particular wasp union
The pretext is that it doesn't, as some might claim, mean Cut Mother Fuckin' Entomologists Up
They're not quite that brutal, just strategic and territorial - though they can be a bit of the pain in the arse at times
It's actually Cunningly Making Food Enjoyment Untenable
Temporarily, at least -
You see, it's all just posturing and strategy to ensure they get a slice; the buzzing around in their black and orange hi-vis, and the yellow-jackets, to enforce a stop work at the BBQ once you've already committed to the evening, co-ordinated the meat and the salads, and uncovered sweets..
..that's when you find out that they've set up camp.
...and I think, if the worker insects wanted something to eat, that in an ideal world a small peaceful demonstration from a simple March fly would do..
..but then it would be squashed indiscriminately by a rolled up copy of The Courier Mail wielded in an angry fist held high in the air, screaming "YOU COMMIES WILL GET NOTHING" and I realise that perhaps there's a reason they evolved the ability to bite and sting.
To, in theory, leave a little behind and a red mark on yours to ensure they don't get squashed so readily and all of the other insects get a slightly better access to buttered bread, and that the gas regulator is checked properly.
I mean reason why I brought it up is because they can kill you. They can basically entrench themselves in various spaces of your body, especially your hair. It's very hard to get rid of them, let alone stop them from attacking you. Wasps can also be antagonistic to bees. Which stinks, as we need those guys!
Back when I was a kid, people used to go to parks and grill at those grill stations regularly in the summertime. They'd have little wooden gazebo like joints, and wasps loved to hang out in them. They're kind of not vogue anymore, but I remember something very similar to what you're talking about. People actually sort of stopped using them typically because of random wasp attacks.
I'm no etymologist, but I have an opinion about this particular wasp union
The pretext is that it doesn't, as some might claim, mean Cut Mother Fuckin' Etymologists Up
They're not quite that brutal, just strategic and territorial - though they can be a bit of the pain in the arse at times
It's actually Cunningly Making Food Enjoyment Untenable
Temporarily, at least -
You see, it's all just posturing and strategy to ensure they get a slice; the buzzing around in their black and orange hi-vis, and the yellow-jackets, to enforce a stop work at the BBQ once you've already committed to the evening, co-ordinated the meat and the salads, and uncovered sweets..
..that's when you find out that they've set up camp.
...and I think, if the worker insects wanted something to eat, that in an ideal world a small peaceful demonstration from a simple March fly would do..
..but then it would be squashed indiscriminately by a rolled up copy of The Courier Mail wielded in an angry fist held high in the air, screaming "YOU COMMIES WILL GET NOTHING" and I realise that perhaps there's a reason they evolved the ability to bite and sting.
To, in theory, not just leave a little behind and a red mark on yours to ensure they don't get squashed so readily and all of the other insects get a slightly better access to buttered bread..
..but also check that the gas regulator is checked thoroughly before proceeding.
I'm no etymologist, but I have an opinion about this particular wasp union
The pretext is that it doesn't, as some might claim, mean Cut Mother Fuckin' Etymologists Up
They're not quite that brutal, just strategic and territorial - though they can be a bit of the pain in the arse at times
It's actually Cunningly Making Food Enjoyment Untenable
Temporarily, at least -
You see, it's all just posturing and strategy to ensure they get a slice; the buzzing around in their black and orange hi-vis, and the yellow-jackets, to enforce a stop work at the BBQ once you've already committed to the evening, co-ordinated the meat and the salads, and uncovered sweets..
..that's when you find out that they've set up camp.
...and I think, if the worker insects wanted something to eat, that in an ideal world a small peaceful demonstration from a simple March fly would do..
..but then it would be squashed indiscriminately by a rolled up copy of The Courier Mail wielded in an angry fist held high in the air, screaming "YOU COMMIES WILL GET NOTHING" and I realise that perhaps there's a reason they evolved the ability to bite and sting.
To, in theory, leave a little behind and a red mark on yours to ensure they don't get squashed so readily and all of the other insects get a slightly better access to buttered bread.
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It was taken just before the buzzer struck
Adorable fella :)
His front legs look like how mine feel getting up in the morning. We're here for you bud.
Fuck me look at the size of him
Is this a small deadly stingy boi or a big painful but maybe less deadly stingy boi
I really don't know I'm afraid.
You passed stingy bois ocular patdown.
I'd be more scared of that than all the spiders and snakes combined
That’s a big boi.
"These guys are honestly fairly chill as long as you’re not close to their nest (like inside 1m), and they’re important pollinators and great pest removal experts."
Save the flamethrower for the real scary bugs.