Asian giant hornet

Hornet
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The Asian Giant Hornet (Vespa Mandarinia), the world's largest hornet, is a native to the mountains of Japan. Its length averages over 2 inches (5.1 cm) with a wingspan of over 3 inches (7.6 cm).

Geographic Distribution

Mostly the mountains of Japan, may be found in most of Asia: southeastern regions of Asian Russia (Primorskii Krai), Korea, China, Japan, Indochina, Nepal, India , Sri Lanka, Thailand

Sting

The sting of the Asian Giant Hornet is especially potent: it injects an venom with an enzyme so strong it can dissolve human tissue. Masato Ono, an entomologist at Tamagawa University near Tokyo, describes the sensation as feeling "like a hot nail through my leg."

External links

• "Hornets From Hell", National Geographic News
• The Asian Giant Hornet