On the bug juice: the most awful behavior of wasps, in terms of its ability to generate existential dread, is to gather carrion or hunt for meat which they feed to the larvae. The larvae then digest the meat (since the wasps cannot) and secrete a sweet substance to feed the adult wasps.
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On the bug juice: the most awful behavior of wasps, in terms of its ability to generate existential dread, is to gather carrion or hunt for meat which they feed to the larvae. The larvae then digest the meat (since the wasps cannot) and secrete a sweet substance to feed the adult wasps.
Like external stomaches for rotten meat.