Posted on 09/27/2013 1:02:55 PM PDT by steelhead_trout
Hong Kong (CNN) -- At least 19 people have been stung to death by hornets -- which may include the world's largest hornet species Vespa mandarinia -- in China's central Shaanxi province in the last three months, according to the city government of Ankang, the apparent epicenter of a recent spate of fatalities and injuries.
A total of 583 people in the area have been stung by hornets since July 1, say city officials. Seventy victims are still recovering in hospitals.
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Exactly. The hornets will have more buddies (squadron mates?) than you will.
You forgot the killer AR15 shotguns... ;-)
Hmmm!! I call Photoshopped......
The bees increase their respiratory rate which raises the temp and raises the Co2 level.
I don’t think so, and Chinese hands are smaller.
Personally, the bee sting is more painful. Could be the stinger still pumping it`s poison even after i squashed it.
It wasn’t bad. But I was annoyed.
I would be too.
They do sleep. After dark i use a zip lock bag is the nest hasn`t gotten too big and zip them up.
Makes for a great gag if you want to put it in someones mail box but I usually catch and release somewhere out in the woods far away.
Umm... maybe not. 2 inch body, 3 inch wingspan, 1/4 inch stinger... Something that size needs a warning label... ;-)
The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the subspecies Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica), colloquially known as the yak-killer hornet, is the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia. Its body length is approximately 50 mm (2 in), its wingspan about 76 mm (3 in),[3] and it has a 6 mm (0.24 in) sting which injects a large amount of potent venom.
Ah, I see you subscribe to the AHW theory => Apian Hival Warming:)
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