• kamenLady.@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Indeed

      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.