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minus-squareVeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoHad one of those land on my leg in Japan. Seemed chill. Guess I was lucky it didn’t sting.
minus-squarekamenLady.@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIndeed 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.
Had one of those land on my leg in Japan. Seemed chill. Guess I was lucky it didn’t sting.
Indeed