Japan is home to the world’s largest — and most painful — hornet. With a wingspan of up to three inches, the Asian giant hornet can look more like a tiny flying bird.
And if you’re a bird — or a bee — watch out.
The Asian giant hornet can inject “a deadly neurotoxin [which] actually can be fatal,” says science writer Amy Stewart. “In Asia, they call it a yak-killer because it has such a potent neurotoxin.”
One entomologist in Tokyo described feeling like a hot nail had been driven into his leg after he was stung. The hornet has been known to prey on mantises and even other hornet species.
Can’t sleep, Asian giant hornets are going to kill everything. (At NPR)
This is what Ben and I are going to come back as in our second life. We’re going to EFF everyone’s EHS up.