If you’ve ever seen The Wicker Man then you can probably remember how that scene where they put the wasp’s nest over his head is absolutely horrific and disgusting, and even if you’ve never seen it you’ve probably still seen the video of Nicolas Cage losing his shit over it. It does not look good.

So that’s what makes this video even more puzzling – why would anyone choose to voluntarily put themselves through that? I suppose the guy in it – someone from New Zealand named Bob Barker – is a professional researcher but even so you’ve got to have a screw loose to volunteer to excavate a wasp’s nest when you see what happens to him in this video.

He’s basically wearing full protective gear at the beginning of this video as nothing is going on, but then he starts digging into the nest and all hell breaks loose. There are literally hundreds and hundreds of wasps buzzing around him trying to sting him and it’s pretty much one of the most horrific scenes I can imagine.

Nevertheless, Bob continues with his task and manages to get that wasp’s nest out, even though it takes him about ten minutes whilst he’s facing this onslaught. Oof.

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Jesus. No way. Never.

In case for some reason you’re thinking about ever trying this yourself, Bob advises you not to because even though he’s wearing all that safety gear and has years of experience, he still regularly gets stung when he does something like this, citing the amount of venom that’s all over the camera as to how much they mean business when someone is attacking their home. So yeah, just to reiterate, no way, never.

If you’re still in any doubt about how badass wasps are, check out this video of one absolutely destroying a bee.