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eddie
10-03-13, 12:37 PM
Man, I have never seen a hornet this huge!! These monsters have killed 42 people in China so far, with hundreds in the hospital getting treated after being stung by them. Wait till you open this page and see how big they are!:huh:

http://behindthewall.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/03/20800024-china-struggles-to-control-spate-of-hornet-attacks-as-deaths-rise?lite
Fubar2Niner
10-03-13, 12:54 PM
Yup... I read this a couple nights ago, scary stuff Ed. Almost prehistoric :o
Oberon
10-03-13, 12:56 PM
http://blogs.e-rockford.com/willpfeifer/files/2011/08/starshiptroopers2.jpg
Fubar2Niner
10-03-13, 12:59 PM
^

No once was enough, thanks ;)
AVGWarhawk
10-03-13, 01:02 PM
Did Godzilla find his roots in the same place these giant hornets are found? :hmmm:

All kidding aside, those are huge and nasty.
Jimbuna
10-03-13, 01:35 PM
Shouldn't be long before somebody will use them as a food source for something.
Fubar2Niner
10-03-13, 01:37 PM
Shouldn't be long before somebody will use them as a food source for something.

Or as a short range biological weapon :hmmm:
Dowly
10-03-13, 01:40 PM
Anyone who has played the original Shadow Warrior knows there's only one solution
to big killer bees and that's an Uzi, preferably one in each hand. :hmmm:
eddie
10-03-13, 02:12 PM
What would you do then Dowly, if one landed on your nose?:D
Ducimus
10-03-13, 02:15 PM
http://content60.eol.org/content/2012/06/15/04/89086_orig.jpg
eddie
10-03-13, 02:26 PM
I couldn't imagine what it would be like trying to get away from a swarm of those darn things!
Mr Quatro
10-03-13, 02:36 PM
Shouldn't be long before somebody will use them as a food source for something.

In England they would batter them and fry them ...:yep:

In Thailand they would dip them in chocolate ... :yep:

In South America they would bite the heads off and giggle at the same time :yep:
Cybermat47
10-03-13, 02:41 PM
Bloody hell :o
mapuc
10-03-13, 02:50 PM
Is this the same story as this one?

http://beijingcream.com/2013/09/at-least-18-people-have-died-of-wasp-attacks-in-shaanxi/

Markus
Dowly
10-03-13, 03:23 PM
http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Big-hornets-in-China.jpg

:huh:
Catfish
10-03-13, 03:34 PM
Hmm, they do not seem to be so much bigger than hornets in Germany.
They are no threat here though, unless you get too near to their hive, which is very small b.t.w.. And near means really near, less than 10 centimeters. Any more distance and they will usually ignore you, unless you anger them with a stick.

We sat on a balcony eating cake, and a hornet's hive was in the upper corner of said balcony. No problem at all, they were less interested than wasps, which would have landed immediately on our cake - not so the hornets. They just flew away directly into the woods, and came back. The sound was unusal though, a deep drone but not really threatening.

And a sting does really really hurt, but you would not get killed by it .. happened to me when i sat down on one, in my car.
Betonov
10-03-13, 03:42 PM
I prefer hornets to wasps.

Like CatFish said, they're a lot less agresive, even when you're near a hive.
kranz
10-03-13, 04:34 PM
they're a lot less agresive, even when you're near a hive.

they are intelligent. they know you are trying to steal the honey.
http://www.allthetests.com/quiz28/picture/pic_1294145062_6.jpg


oh wait...
eddie
10-03-13, 05:39 PM
Thanks for that pic Ducimus, not like I won't have nightmares about that,lol And Dowly ain't helping either!
nikimcbee
10-03-13, 08:53 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_giant_hornet

I think these are the same wasps that nat geo did a documentary on, the ones that raid the honey bee hives and pillage the hive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdCI9KrQcaM

zoinks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBrNKdkLz3o

other Japanese critters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ortFzKzyo
nikimcbee
10-04-13, 09:33 AM
Could you imagine if these things crossbred with the Africanized bees!:o

That wasp's size and that bee's temper.
Now that would be nasty.:dead:
eddie
10-04-13, 12:56 PM
Is this the same story as this one?

http://beijingcream.com/2013/09/at-least-18-people-have-died-of-wasp-attacks-in-shaanxi/

Markus

I'm not sure Markus, in that article they are talking about wasps, but who knows. It just might be the same story?
STEED
10-05-13, 05:06 AM
Shouldn't be long before somebody will use them as a food source for something.

One hornet or two with your pizza?
Jimbuna
10-05-13, 06:39 AM
One hornet or two with your pizza?

Would you like your roasted hornets with or without the stinger?
Schroeder
10-05-13, 07:38 AM
Countermeasure:
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/54/1012554/3131386162626230.jpg
STEED
10-05-13, 07:50 AM
Would you like your roasted hornets with or without the stinger?

Do stingers cost more?

If so no thanks..:haha:
Oberon
10-05-13, 08:19 AM
Countermeasure:


Typical German, once the going gets heavy, straight to the 88. :O:
nikimcbee
10-05-13, 09:40 AM
One hornet or two with your pizza?

Fancy some curried hornet? Tandoori hornet? Hornet masala?

Hornet sushi?:timeout:
TarJak
10-05-13, 09:47 AM
I prefer my hornets on the rocks with a little vodka thanks.
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/vodka-laced-hornets-3.jpg
eddie
10-05-13, 11:11 AM
Typical German, once the going gets heavy, straight to the 88. :O:

:haha::haha: I'd like to have one though if those hornets show up!
Schroeder
10-05-13, 02:18 PM
Typical German, once the going gets heavy, straight to the 88. :O:
So?
Can't go wrong with a 88!
It's good for home defence and keeping pests away.:smug:
STEED
10-06-13, 04:51 AM
Fancy some curried hornet? Tandoori hornet? Hornet masala?

Hornet sushi?:timeout:

I will try all three.

Would you like a deep fried crispy big spider with you frys/chips?