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Originally Posted by RKitagawa
those hornets are probably the number one most dangerous insects in Japan.
Heres a few facts about them for those who are interested:
1. The venom they sting you with contains many different chemicals which do different things, One of them burns through human tissue.
2. Another chemical in the venom has an odor which will attract many other hornets to you.
3. It can fly 50 miles in a single day.
4. Like all hornets, they can sting you repeatedly.
5. 20-40 people in Japan die each year because of them.
So.. if you see one of these things... BE CAREFUL! they are one of the most deadly insects in the world.
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Several months ago they were interviewing a farmer on television who had been attacked by hornets. It seems he found a nest of them near his house, and being the intelligent type who watched "Animal Planet" regularly, he came up with an idea to smoke them out, the way bee keepers use smoke to disorient bees in bee hives.
Unfortunately for the farmer, the hornets were not disoriented in the least, and he was attacked by a cloud of them. During the interview the farmer was so covered with bandages that he looked like a war-time napalm victim, or like an actor at a casting call for "The Mummy". Only his mouth and one eye were visible beneath them.