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| 30 Hornets Vs 30,000 Bees; Who wins? | |
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| Commie-Red | Jan 24 2010, 12:18 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDSf3Kshq1M Some pretty epic shit. |
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| Ww2nerd | Jan 24 2010, 12:21 AM Post #2 |
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I saw this documentary. Japanese Hornet? |
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| Commie-Red | Jan 24 2010, 12:24 AM Post #3 |
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Yep, Japanese Giant Hornet. Here's an interesting article that I found on cracked.com http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_the-5...s-in-world.html |
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| Parasky | Jan 24 2010, 12:49 AM Post #4 |
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Those are by far the most terrifying arthropods on the planet. And not just because of their size, or the fact that they can sting over and over again, or that, like other hornets, they release pheromones as they sting that "call for backup." No, they invade beehives and steal the bees' children, and feast on them (and probably their souls too). |
| "The wages of sin is death but so is the salary of virtue, and at least the evil get to go home early on Fridays." - Terry Pratchett, Small Gods | |
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| Ww2nerd | Jan 24 2010, 01:05 AM Post #5 |
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You'd think the bees would be better equipped to fight them, after all, they all have stingers, so disposing of aerial enemies shouldn't be a problem. |
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| MaxJ | Jan 24 2010, 11:10 AM Post #6 |
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HITM op dokters advies
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Wow this is a complete war ![]() The problem with the bees is that they can only stich one time ![]() Oh and hi Commie :-) |
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| DragonLegend | Jan 24 2010, 01:56 PM Post #7 |
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Hello, Red Commie. Been a while. |
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| Ww2nerd | Jan 24 2010, 05:33 PM Post #8 |
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Issue is, European bees use the typical tactic of stinging everything. Problem is, the Giant Hornets bodies are mostly covered in a keratin like substance, essentially, that's an assault rifle trying to kill a tank. Native Japanese bees own these things. You see, they can withstand a core temperature .5 degrees higher than the Japanese hornets, so when the scout comes, the lure it inside the nest, then they all cover it and start vibrating to heat it up, and they cook it to death. No scout, no hornets. Simple as that. |
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| Lazurath | Jan 24 2010, 09:50 PM Post #9 |
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From a Land Down Under
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I hate hornets. I fluffing hate those monsters. Most fluffling terrifying insect on the planet. Unlike hornets, bees are usually gentile and will only ever sting as a last resort (I'm sure they don't really want to die.) Plus, once they sting once, that's it, it's over, since, well, it's dead. And whilst the sting obviously hurts, it's nothing that a few minutes of rest can't handle. Hornets, on the other hand.... |
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| Ww2nerd | Jan 24 2010, 09:52 PM Post #10 |
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Bees ain't to bad. If you touch em gently you don't tend to get stung. Hornets, I don't like them cause they always land on me. I rarely get stung, but they always land on me, and there's that tense moment when you freeze.... |
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| Commie-Red | Jan 24 2010, 10:14 PM Post #11 |
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I've been lucky enough to have never been stung by a bee/hornet/wasp. |
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| Ww2nerd | Jan 24 2010, 10:22 PM Post #12 |
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Only twice here. |
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| Computerwiz3 | Jan 24 2010, 10:48 PM Post #13 |
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I was once chased by hornets while mowing lawns... They made na under ground hiove at my neighbors house, I ran over the main entrance with the mower...they came out the 2nd one and I left the mower on full blast and alternated between smashing them until i got stung and sprinted across the street with my mower on full back to my house. I returned to the scene of th crime wearing a sweatshirt , jeans, stel toe boots, hoot up, ski mask, googles, ipod @ max, and 2 cans of super wasp killer. in 90 degree weather. I killed them.. well I thought. LAter tha ight when I was finishing up the mowing, I start to use the weed-wacker to clear up the back part of his lawn (about 300 yards away). They had a 3rd entrance... I sprint back home with the mower in one hand full, a leaf blower on full behind me and a weedwacker off. I didnt get stung the final time, but twice the first encounter. I will never mow that lawn again lol. |
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| Ww2nerd | Jan 24 2010, 10:54 PM Post #14 |
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Yea, every year they made a hive at my old place. FYI: I was once trapped in a bus full of bees. I was fooling around, my dad had a bus (why, I don't know. He's eccentric) and I got locked in it kind of (I didn't try the other door) and there was a beehive inside. I didn't get stung, oddly enough. |
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| MaxJ | Jan 25 2010, 01:04 PM Post #15 |
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Wow you're lucky then. I was never stung either but I guess it hurts. It's always annoying if they are in your neighbourhood if you are eating or drinking, always have to be carefull. |
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