We’re Obsessed With This Little Yellow Jacket Stealing a Crumb of Steak

Summer is the time when the food is aplenty, and therefore, so are the bugs. I’m sure most of us have memories of BBQs and cookouts that were mildly sullied by an onslaught of nasty little critters. Maybe you wanted to take your partner to the beach and enjoy a nice picnic, only for wasps and seagulls to get all up in your space. Or maybe that childhood memory of a summer pool party still stings with the scar of a bee invasion.

Yes, I think it’s safe to say most of us don’t associate bugs with cuteness, especially when food is involved. But today, I say we put our differences aside, for the sake of this one little thief who’s really putting his whole body into this heist:

Like … oh my goodness? Oh my lord? Sweet lil baby?

That one little crumb of steak is so heavy for such a small little yellowjacket that he ends up moving like a drunk girl on her way back from a party. His limbs are all over the place, in a display that’s made even more comical by the video’s slo-mo. And might I just say, the decision to make this slo-mo at all? *Chef’s kiss.*

When looking at the replies to this tweet, I found replies saying that these guys aren’t even stealing the meat for themselves: It’s for their larvae—kind of disgusting when you think about it, but in the context of this video, ugh, we love a king who supports his family.

And in any case, maybe there’s something to learn here. Maybe in some cases, it is okay to just watch while a bug lands on your foods and scuttles it away. Maybe, more to the point, it’s important to recognize what bug is landing on your food, and make up your mind from there.

… Or maybe it doesn’t matter all that much and this can just be a cute video for what it is. Spare steak, uwu?

(featured image: Paramount)

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Madeline Carpou

Madeline (she/her) is a staff writer with a focus on AANHPI and mixed-race representation. She enjoys covering a wide variety of topics, but her primary beats are music and gaming. Her journey into digital media began in college, primarily regarding audio: in 2018, she started producing her own music, which helped her secure a radio show and co-produce a local history podcast through 2019 and 2020. After graduating from UC Santa Cruz summa cum laude, her focus shifted to digital writing, where she's happy to say her History degree has certainly come in handy! When she's not working, she enjoys taking long walks, playing the guitar, and writing her own little stories (which may or may not ever see the light of day).

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