Friday, October 10, 2008

Malaysian Giant Hornets (Vespa Tropica)

I found this big hornet’s nest on my father in law’s durian tree. Hornets are dangerous insects, therefore it is wise to stay at least 10 meters away if encounter a hornets nest.  Like bees, the hornet stings is very painful and to someone who is allergic to the venom, death may occur from anaphylactic reaction. The hornets nest on my father in law's durian tree. Closed up of the hornet collecting wood to build its' nest.
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10 comments:

  1. Calvin Soo KJOctober 10, 2008 at 5:59 PM

    yah, yah!!!! i watched animal planet the last time on astro. these hornets are really killers. they kill other bees for their larvae. same goes for our govt today...hehehehe

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  2. AnonymousOctober 11, 2008 at 6:33 AM

    Aiyor! So dangerous! My quinee (local mango) trees FULL of them...but the nest was not there. By evening, the whole lot would fly away in a thick, black cloud. I had to get people to come and get rid of the trees (...could earn a few hundred ringgit each time they bore fruits, minus those that I gave away to friends and relatives!!!).

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  3. PeteOctober 11, 2008 at 3:09 PM

    Calvin : Ya, one hornet can kill 50 bees in one attack, scary lorr!

    STP : Quinee, I missed that fruit. Quite some time haven't eat already lorr.

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  4. Mommy to ChumsyOctober 11, 2008 at 4:20 PM

    ooo..thanks for the tips! i'm terrified of them.

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  7. PeteMarch 25, 2013 at 10:33 PM

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  9. AnonymousOctober 16, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    I thought you need fire at night to burn up the hornet nest.

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  10. JamaloogyJune 28, 2015 at 5:18 AM

    Looks like local hornet, Asian giant hornet have orange head I think.

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