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Giant Japanese hornets slaughter European honeybee hive. From National Geographic.

- - - - - -On Japanese Honeybee defense:

Ono, M., Igarashi, T., Ohno, E., and Sasaki, M. Unusual thermal defence by a honeybee against mass attack by hornets. Nature 377, (1995) 334-36

- - - - - -Interesting clinical cases of venom leading to tissue damage and organ failure. :

Kei, S., et al. Multiple organ failure due to Vespa mandarinia (wasp) stings. J of Japanese Soc for Dialysis Therapy. Vol. 36 No. 2 pp. 131-134 (2003).

Yoichi Y., et al Cutaneous hemorrhage or necrosis findings after Vespa mandarinia (wasp) stings may predict the occurrence of multiple organ failure. National Defense Med J. Vol. 54 No. 1 pp. 11-14 (2007).

- - - - - -Hornet larvae produce a substance that has shown to increase endurance through increased fat metabolism:

Demura, S. Effect of amino acid mixture intake on physiological responses and rating of perceived exertion during cycling exercise. Perception and Motor Skills 96, (2003) 883-95.

Tsuchita, H. Effects of vespa amino acid mixture identical to hornet larval saliva on the blood biochemical indices of running rats. Nutrition Research 17, (1997) 999-1012.

Ogasawara, J., Abe, T. Amino Acid Mixture to Vespa Larval Saliva Increases both Leptin Secretion and Basal Lipolysis in Rat Adipocytes. Food Science and Technology Research Vol. 14 (2008), No. 1 pp. 95-98.

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  • HORNETS!  WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION??

  • I really never thought I'd feel sorry for a whole colony of bees.

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  • @commandolam 300 reference huh, like it! They are assassins (or killers, soldiers, badasses if you like) of course!

  • @RajinKinoma Nah, on second thought, fuck that. Those bastards are scary.

  • Sometimes I wish I was the most badass killing machine bug in the world, just so I could systematically fuck these useless ass wasps up.

  • @CoollrThnU 30 of them. FUCKIN' 30!

  • wow look at them ripping them apart one by one by one by fucking one

  • @commandolam hahahaha i fucking died laughing haha

  • hey National Geographic! i wanna know how you film that close to a colony of killer hornets

  • @bloodhazard67 and probably the camera crew shited their pants

  • "It's not even a battle; it's simply a masacre."

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