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Hey lil guy (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] 69 points 8 months ago* (11 children)

Asian Giant Hornet: I am death destroyer of worlds.
Me: Weeping uncontrollably

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  • [–] 38 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Jesus that's almost going from swatting to a fist fight

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    They're big for sure, but there's some forced perspective in that photo. They're typically substantially smaller than your little finger.

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  • [–] 19 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    Yeah it is a majorly warped perspective, look at the size of the thumb.

    Still they are big girls, here's a photo and wiki says...

    The hornet has a body length of 45 mm (1+3⁄4 in), a wingspan around 75 mm (3 in), and a stinger 6 mm (1⁄4 in) long, which injects a large amount of potent venom.

    Asian giant hornet

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Ugh, i saw one of those fuckers buzzing about in south of England. Sounded like a mini military helicopter buzzing about looking for bees to fuck up.

    Reported it

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Reported it

    The Neighbourhood Watch will get it sorted!

    (I kid -- for the unaware reader, they're invasive, they threaten native bees, and you can report sightings to the government).

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    I had to google it because having those guys here would be super scary. But it seems like like Asian Hornets are invasive in Europe, which are already big. The picture shows an Asian Giant Hornet, which are even bigger.

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