Big Bad Voodoo Posted September 26, 2013 #1 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Hundreds of people stung in Shaanxi province by swarms of giant insects believed to have multiplied over warm summer. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/26/hornet-attacks-kill-18-china And Germany protects these insects! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplainInTheAss Posted September 27, 2013 #2 Share Posted September 27, 2013 How giant are we talking? No pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted September 27, 2013 #3 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Scary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted September 27, 2013 #4 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Hundreds of people stung in Shaanxi province by swarms of giant insects believed to have multiplied over warm summer. http://www.theguardi...s-kill-18-china And Germany protects these insects! Germany does not have radioactive water, (yet). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrant lizard Posted September 27, 2013 #5 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Worst. Death. Ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidCat Posted September 27, 2013 #6 Share Posted September 27, 2013 If these are similar to the Japanese version, they are about 2 inches long, perhaps a bit larger. Here in MO we've got some close to that size, but I've managed to get rid of them, pretty much. Nasty things, they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Student Posted September 27, 2013 #7 Share Posted September 27, 2013 That sounds like an absolute nightmare, they must be pretty vicious little demons to pursue you for miles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted September 27, 2013 #8 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Hear you on that. Hope there is something that can be done about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted September 27, 2013 Author #9 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Hear you on that. Hope there is something that can be done about it. Flamethrower? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted September 27, 2013 #10 Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) They may both (Japanese and Chinese) be Asian Giant Hornet BIG! and talk about Bug eyes! attacking a bee hive http://natgeotv.com/...e-giant-hornets Giant hornets can spray their toxic venom and if it gets into your eye it will dissolve the eye tissue and you will go blind. Edited September 27, 2013 by QuiteContrary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogbin Posted September 27, 2013 #11 Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) Bees, Wasps, Yellow Jackets, Hornets.... All Awesome! Edited September 27, 2013 by Ogbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplainInTheAss Posted September 28, 2013 #12 Share Posted September 28, 2013 They may both (Japanese and Chinese) be Asian Giant Hornet BIG! and talk about Bug eyes! attacking a bee hive http://natgeotv.com/...e-giant-hornets Giant hornets can spray their toxic venom and if it gets into your eye it will dissolve the eye tissue and you will go blind. That's ridicculous. What Big Bad Voodoo said ... Flamethrower 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrant lizard Posted September 28, 2013 #13 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Bees, Wasps, Yellow Jackets, Hornets.... All Awesome! Unless you trod on their nest by mistake. Then FLAAAMETHROWER! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdesert50 Posted September 28, 2013 #14 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Asian giant hornet, up to 5 cm in length, is formidable and anaphylaxis is a very unpleasant way to die. All the world seems to have its tormentors in some form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted October 2, 2013 #15 Share Posted October 2, 2013 How giant are we talking? No pics? I believe this one was already dead. BTW they have now been found in Europe (France), probably as stowaways on ships, and they are spreading. They are causing deaths and environmental damage as well as killing honeybees, one of their principal prey species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshadow60 Posted October 8, 2013 #16 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Two inches long and quite wide the description said on Wikipedia. I did a web search on giant Asian wasps. Being allergic to even American honey bees, this is a scary thought. Got to go get another EpiPen because eventually they will be in the US as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted October 8, 2013 #17 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I read the some bee species have developed a defense where hundreds of them form a ball and engulf the hornet. They then beat their wings to generate heat and vibration, essentially cooking the hornet (and the bees on the inside as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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