• VeganCheesecake
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    4 months ago

    Had one of those land on my leg in Japan. Seemed chill. Guess I was lucky it didn’t sting.

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      4 months ago

      Indeed

      The stinger of the Asian giant hornet is about 6 mm (1⁄4 in) long.

      Described the sensation of being stung as feeling “like a hot nail being driven into my leg”.

      The potency of the V. mandarinia sting is due, rather, to the relatively large amount of venom injected.