"Hornets From Hell" - Neat National Geographic clip about gigantic, predatory hornets

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Hornets From Hell

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That was disappointing. They say they can dissolve human flesh with their sting, but they don’t show it.

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I think that’s staged. I suspect that they took some (so to speak) domesticated bees and fed them to the lions (so to speak).

There’s another clip out there somewhere that shows a Japanese hornet spraying down a native bee hive to mark it for its buddies. Then, as it’s about to leave, the bees all gang up on it and basically cook it to death with the heat their buzzing bodies generates.

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I first became aware of the horror that is the Japanese Giant Hornet when it was featured on cracked.com.

I will never, ever go to Japan.

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[QUOTE=RickJay]
I first became aware of the horror that is the Japanese Giant Hornet when it was featured on cracked.com.

I will never, ever go to Japan.
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Yeah, between Godzilla attacks, tentacle rape, and killer insects, it’s a pretty dangerous place. Oops, I forgot the giant robots!

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I think any child should avoid Japan, but especially girls.

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[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord]
I think any child should avoid Japan, but especially girls.
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No, they have an advantage; their panties can be used as currency.

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[QUOTE=Cervaise]
No, they have an advantage; their panties can be used as currency.
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That’s precisely why I said that. Do you want your kid in a country that sells worn girls panties in a vending machine for the perverted Japanese man.

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[QUOTE=Earl Snake-Hips Tucker]
I think that’s staged. I suspect that they took some (so to speak) domesticated bees and fed them to the lions (so to speak).

There’s another clip out there somewhere that shows a Japanese hornet spraying down a native bee hive to mark it for its buddies. Then, as it’s about to leave, the bees all gang up on it and basically cook it to death with the heat their buzzing bodies generates.
[/QUOTE]

That’s in the second half of the clip.

Here’s how big they are

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Ohshitohshitohshit

I hate giant bugs, and I KNEW not to click on that link but I did anyway.

Well, that’s that, Japan is out of book of Places To See.

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[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy]
Ohshitohshitohshit

I hate giant bugs, and I KNEW not to click on that link but I did anyway.

Well, that’s that, Japan is out of book of Places To See.
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Just for you - The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World

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[QUOTE=astro]
Just for you - The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World
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What a good site! You have to admire any place that gives you such refreshingly direct advice as

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[QUOTE=Earl Snake-Hips Tucker]
I think that’s staged.
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That what I thought when they had the bees on Jerry Springer and they brought the giant hornets in.

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[QUOTE=Malacandra]
Originally Posted by Cracked, talking about Human Bot Fly (don’t ask. Really.)
Here’s video of them removing one. DO NOT FUCKING WATCH THIS. Fuck, we don’t even know why we linked it.
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Funny, I don’t remember Cracked, the magazine, using fuck at all. In fact it seemed like it was written by 12-year-olds for 10-year-olds, which is about what I was when I used to read it.

Hijack over.

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[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy]
Ohshitohshitohshit

I hate giant bugs, and I KNEW not to click on that link but I did anyway.

Well, that’s that, Japan is out of book of Places To See.
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Seconded! Frick, that thing was huge!!

::shudder::