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[redbear]

Originally Posted by altieri

Almost looks like a cicada killer, but the markings look different. They look scary, but are not aggressive to people or animals. They sound cool when they are buzzing by.

This is from a post that was on reddit and dig. Something like Top 5 scariest insects EVAR!

This is a japanese? wasp. They had a video of 30 of them wiping out an entire hive of bees.

[altieri]

Originally Posted by yutzey

that hornet reminds me of these bad ass guys...

Someone was telling me that there is an insect that can kill these guys by swarming all over them and buzzing their wings at a crazy speed. The heat generated by their wings raises the temp of the giant hornet and kills him. Research time!

[altieri]

Here we go...

When the bees detect the pheromone left by the first hornet, they attack that hornet in a special way. They form a huge ball of bees that completely engulfs the much larger hornet. [See the photo at the left]

By vibrating their muscles, the bees raise the temperature inside this ball to close to 47°C, a temperature which the bees can survive, but the hornet can't. The high temperature inside the bee ball kills the hornet.

While a few of the bees may be killed by the hornet during this process, most survive, ensuring that the hive will not be attacked and destroyed.

Here is the site:

The Giant Asian Hornet ....................................

[ThePaleBird]

Originally Posted by dennyschmickle

its a Japanese Giant Hornet - for more info on scary ass bugs, read this page: The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World | Cracked.com

[ThePaleBird]

Originally Posted by Badlydrawnbas

nice beanbag chair

[IVARTON]

DragginBall Z

[Cody Pomeroy]

Originally Posted by redbear

This is from a post that was on reddit and dig. Something like Top 5 scariest insects EVAR!

This is a japanese? wasp. They had a video of 30 of them wiping out an entire hive of bees.

I thought Cicada killers were more black... I saw one last summer carrying off a Katydid... pretty impressive.

[Cody Pomeroy]

Originally Posted by Badlydrawnbas

Let ya nutz hang.

[altieri]

Originally Posted by Cody Pomeroy

I thought Cicada killers were more black... I saw one last summer carrying off a Katydid... pretty impressive.

Yea, the original photo is an Asian Hornet, but cicada killers are cool to watch. I just thought they looked similar because of their size. Their markings are different.

[ThePaleBird]

Originally Posted by IVARTON

DragginBall Z

lol good one.