demagogue on 3/11/2011 at 20:12

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I wanna know how she got someone else's babby in her tummy! :o
I have this nightmare all the time!~

Azaran on 3/11/2011 at 22:35

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Here's a hornet you don't wanna mess with:
http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/wong/gianthornet1.jpg

The Japanese giant hornet. Not only is it huge and aggressive, its venom is several times stronger than that of the average wasp or bee, and it can dissolve flesh

Al_B on 3/11/2011 at 23:33

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I hate doing harm to any of God's creatures but if that hornet landed on my arm I would seriously consider introducing it to the dangers of aerosols.

Tocky on 4/11/2011 at 04:18

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Lol. Lytha is still the female ZB. What's funny is that the "news bee" is actually a fly despite its looks. You can see an explanation (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=news%2Bbee&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whatsthatbug.com%2F2010%2F08%2F03%2Fyellowjacket-hover-fly-good-news-bee-brings-no-luck-to-swatter%2F&ei=xGGzTt61FIjk0QHo1PStBA&usg=AFQjCNEZEDZtYoFO664vBc8NUPs7AunRkQ) here. The term bee is colloquial in this case. Although they (news bees) can't sting and despite Lythas alternate dimension honey bees do also crawl in coke cans and regular EMTs cannot trach lest they lose employment so people do die from anaphylactic shock on the way to the hospital. I think I would tell the patient "no no don't take this scalple and incise just above the breast bone" while I struggled to stop them by guiding their hand but that's just me.

Also nickie is the devil checking on her progeny in that ultrasound. That pic would find a place on my living room wall.

Azaran on 4/11/2011 at 08:18

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You'd have to swat it off or something - if you squish it you'll probably get stung in the process, and(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_giant_hornet#Sting) you really don't want that to happen:

The sting of the Asian giant hornet is about 6 mm (¼ in) in length, and injects an especially potent venom that contains, like many bee and wasp venoms, a cytolytic peptide (specifically, a mastoparan) that can damage tissue by stimulating phospholipase[disambiguation needed ] action, in addition to its own intrinsic phospholipase.[5] Masato Ono, an entomologist at Tamagawa University near Tokyo, described the sensation as feeling "like a hot nail being driven into his leg."

An allergic human stung by the giant hornet may die from an allergic reaction to the venom, but the venom contains a neurotoxin called mandaratoxin (MDTX), a single-chain polypeptide with a molecular weight of approximately 20,000 u,[7] which can be lethal even to people who are not allergic if the dose is sufficient. Each year in Japan, the human death toll caused by Asian giant hornet stings exceeds that of all other venomous and non-venomous wild animals combined, including wild bears and venomous snakes.

Notes on Vespa mandarinia's venom and stinger:

The venom contains at least eight distinct chemicals, some of which damage tissue, some of which cause pain, and at least one which has an odor that attracts more hornets to the victim.
The venom contains 5% acetylcholine, a greater concentration than is present in bee or other wasp venoms. Acetylcholine stimulates the pain nerve fibers, intensifying the pain of the sting.
Vespa mandarinia uses its large crushing mandibles, rather than its sting, to kill prey.
The venom of the Asian giant hornet is not as deadly by weight as some other bees or wasps (Vespa luctuosa has the most deadly wasp venom by weight), and is less toxic than honey-bee venom, but because of the large quantity of venom, this species has one of the greatest toxicities per sting.
The enzyme in the venom is so strong that it can dissolve human tissue. On some occasions, the sting may be compared to the effects of a spider bite.
Like all the wasp family and unlike bees, V. mandarinia has a barbless stinger, allowing it to sting repeatedly.
Specific to some wasps, and due in part to its large mandibles, the Asian giant hornet can simultaneously bite and sting, leading to compounded excruciating pain.



I think the beetles are harmless though, they just look creepy