grosset wtf bugs ever...
I did a search and nothing came up so:
I detest bugs in general, but these bugs take the cake of all shitty bugs I've ever seen.
The stinger of the Asian giant hornet is about 6 mm (¼ in) in length, and injects an especially potent venom that contains, like many bee and wasp venoms, a cytolytic peptide (specifically, a mastoparan) that can damage tissue by stimulating phospholipase action, in addition to its own intrinsic phospholipase. Masato Ono, an entomologist at Tamagawa University near Tokyo, described the sensation as feeling "like a hot nail being driven into my leg.".
The venom contains at least eight distinct chemicals, some of which damage tissue, some of which cause pain, and at least one which has an odor that attracts more hornets to the victim.
The Asian giant hornet is a relentless hunter that preys on other large insects such as bees, other hornet species, and mantises.
Between 20 and 40 people die each year in Japan after being stung by giant hornets
Originally Posted by Pan
