re: Meet The Asian Giant Hornet

FIRE

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Can this just be a freaky animal thread?

I submit the coconut crab.



We going to need a bigger pot.

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Those are the things that allegedly ate Amelia Earhart.

Also, this is the American version of that hornet



The bald-faced hornet is a stinging insect that found throughout North America. Actually the bald-faced hornets are not hornets. They called so because of their large size, can reach up to a size between 13-20 mm. The bald-faced hornets live in colonies that contain 200-400 members. They built large nest in vegetation and trees in forest areas.

The bald-faced hornets are very aggressive insects. They will attack anything that invades their nesting site. They have very smooth singers and will sting the invaders over and over again. Their sting also contains venom and it causes sharp pain.

The bald-faced hornet sting can result in pain, inflammation, redness, intense itching and burning sensation. To protect the nest they will also spray the venom to the eyes of the intruder. It may lead to temporary blindness of the intruder.

Was down in the hill country last summer and found a "dead" tarantula on the back porch. Went to go scoop it up and could tell it was actually still alive but couldn't move. A couple minutes later one of those freaky arse tarantula hawks is buzzing around the porch looking for the tarantula I had just moved. They're the ones that paralyze, carry the spider back to its den, and then lay its eggs inside the spider while still alive. They hatch and start eating the spider alive from the inside out.

The TPWD website actually just says to lay down in the fetal position and cry if you get stung by one. You're more likely to injure yourself running around all delirious from the pain. Apparently you'd almost have to force one to sting you though and they're not supposed to be aggressive towards humans at all. Bastards look menacing as hell through flying around.

If there was some kind of task force dedicated to eradicating hornets from worldwide existence I would drop my current livelihood and take up the fight. I would consider it a mission from God.

Hornets are demon spawn.

My first though





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