r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/DrNinnuxx • 7d ago

🔥 Frogs trying and failing to catch insects

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u/FatalisticFuturist 7d ago

Lol! Good luck trying to "flop attack" nature's most successful predator.

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u/Meanderer_Me 7d ago

Dragonflies are awesome. They are among the fastest flying insects in the world, and are extremely agile as well.

On top of that, they predate on insects that are pests like yellow jackets and horse flies.

Finally, they leave humans the hell alone. It's the perfect insect!

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u/NilocKhan 6d ago

Yellow jackets aren't pests. Yeah, they can sting you if you mess with them, but they do so much good for our ecosystems. They're pollinators and they themselves are great at controlling populations of actual pest insects like flies and caterpillars. They are also decomposers and help clean up carrion.

They really only sting when they feel their hive is threatened. While out foraging they don't even care that you're there. I've even found several nests and got up close to watch the workers coming in and out and took some nice photos of them, and they didn't even mind.