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.

I prefer hornets to wasps.

Like CatFish said, 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/pi...94145062_6.jpg


oh wait...

Thanks for that pic Ducimus, not like I won't have nightmares about that,lol And Dowly ain't helping either!

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

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:

I'm not sure Markus, in that article they are talking about wasps, but who knows. It just might be the same story?

One hornet or two with your pizza?

Would you like your roasted hornets with or without the stinger?

Countermeasure:
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/al...6162626230.jpg

Do stingers cost more?

If so no thanks..:haha:

Typical German, once the going gets heavy, straight to the 88. :O:

Fancy some curried hornet? Tandoori hornet? Hornet masala?

Hornet sushi?:timeout:

I prefer my hornets on the rocks with a little vodka thanks.
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/...-hornets-3.jpg

:haha::haha: I'd like to have one though if those hornets show up!