A notorious wasp landed on a World Darts Championships contender’s face before he appeared to kill it.

After the pally wasp made an appearance, David Munyua seemingly hit the insect, killing it on the spot and putting it back into his pocket afterwards.

In a press conference afterwards, Munyua said ‘I tried to put the wasp in my pocket to stay with me, because I love going through tough things.

‘I don’t know how it escaped I have seen how it has been interfering with other players.

‘you need maximum concentration, you need to be there yourself, so when you get little disturbance.’

The Kenyan, who works full time as a vet is the first man from his country to step on the biggest stage in the sport. 

Alexandra Palace went into raptures as he bounced around the stage in celebration after securing a shock victory on his tournament debut against Mike De Decker in the first round of the competition.

The apply pally wasp loves the limelight as it has made many appearances at the home of darts.

The debutant seemingly hit the insect, killing it on the spot and putting it back into his pocket afterwards

During the 2025 tournament, multiple encounters with wasps have been recorded

Englishman, Ross Smith was bitten three times by a wasp in the second-round during the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship against Niels Zonneveld.

There was also déjà vu for Ross Smith this year as he was spotted with a wasp on his collar as he entered a fourth set against Andreas Harryson. 

On the opening night, world champion Luke Littler desperately tried to avoid a wasp during a post-match interview.

A wasp appeared again during Gabriel Clemens’ win over Alex Spellman, and the following afternoon Nitin Kumar’s dart, caught a wasp mid-flight and knocked it sideways. 

The presence of wasps is due to Alexandra Palace being surrounded by extensive woodland and parkland. 

Also addition, the historic building contains numerous small gaps and cavities that provide ideal shelter for insects.