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15. Someone posted this to DU a while back ...

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Tue Oct 1, 2013, 08:42 PM

Oct 2013

http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_the-5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html

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Giant Asian Hornets Are Killing People In China, Breeding In Larger Numbers: Reports [View all] marmar Oct 2013 OP

I've been stung once in my life by anything, and it was a bald-faced hornet. Brickbat Oct 2013 #1

I can never sleep again...... daleanime Oct 2013 #2

Sorry about that. marmar Oct 2013 #4

Not your fault that buzzing things freak me out.... daleanime Oct 2013 #8

Plum Island working on our debt ? orpupilofnature57 Oct 2013 #3

Damn, those are giants! Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #5

Apparently they have also taken over the House of Representatives... pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #6

Paging Skittles, come in, Skittles... derby378 Oct 2013 #7

Holy shit! City Lights Oct 2013 #9

These are the unsung weapons of mass destruction. We should be preparing right now to fight kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #10

Hey, those four are queens. Lasher Oct 2013 #11

That's not a lot bigger than those german hornets. hollowdweller Oct 2013 #19

Cool post. Wilms Oct 2013 #34

They aren't green? Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #12

They LOOK like bad props in a bad SCI-FI movie! DAMN! benld74 Oct 2013 #13

Wow. And here I thought the stinkbugs were bad. bunnies Oct 2013 #14

Someone posted this to DU a while back ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2013 #15

Gonna start carrying a can of Aquanet hair spray. alittlelark Oct 2013 #16

At least it'll make your hair look nice while they carry you back to the hive Orrex Oct 2013 #21

Are you kidding! Try spraying it on anything w/wings! alittlelark Oct 2013 #22

Yeah, yeah. Try it and see, drone-bait! Orrex Oct 2013 #24

Like I said it might take 2 sprays... But it WILL take them down !!! alittlelark Oct 2013 #28

I don't have to outrun the bees Orrex Oct 2013 #31

I am in great shape and will be spraying Aquanet behind me !!! alittlelark Oct 2013 #33

Oh yeah? Orrex Oct 2013 #36

Uh.... kinda aggressive and nasty response alittlelark Oct 2013 #40

It's a Seinfeld reference Orrex Oct 2013 #45

Sorry for being dense... alittlelark Oct 2013 #55

Yup, hairspray works all the time. RebelOne Oct 2013 #27

And it's 'non-toxic' .... maybe, but better than commercial sh^t alittlelark Oct 2013 #30

Hairspray coats any insect in rapid solidifying CEMENT alittlelark Oct 2013 #32

Cement? MattBaggins Oct 2013 #42

Right. Don't forget the lighter. kentauros Oct 2013 #46

...haven't tried that one - but w/those monsters I would! alittlelark Oct 2013 #56

k+r for the Aquanet tip. ..nt TeeYiYi Oct 2013 #51

Does it work on fruit flies? n/t Ian David Oct 2013 #52

It works on anything w/ wings! alittlelark Oct 2013 #54

SKITTLES KICK THEIR ASSES! Rex Oct 2013 #17

. geomon666 Oct 2013 #18

Damn it! Why can't climate change have any conceivable benefits? Taitertots Oct 2013 #20

You think drowning South Beach isn't a benefit? n/t A HERETIC I AM Oct 2013 #37

If South Beach is underwater... Would Bayfront Park be underwater too? Taitertots Oct 2013 #47

THANKS OBAMA! JaneyVee Oct 2013 #23

Yea. There's that, too. n/t Wilms Oct 2013 #35

yikes! SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #25

Their venom can cause renal failure. octoberlib Oct 2013 #26

Nuke it! Nuke it from orbit! ThoughtCriminal Oct 2013 #29

As an environmentalist, I must disagree with you. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2013 #38

saw those on a nature show about 10 years back, Phlem Oct 2013 #39

Updated donco Oct 2013 #41

They are here in Japan. Bonobo Oct 2013 #43

30 hornets vs. 30,000 bees K.O. Stradivarius Oct 2013 #44

Holy shit!!! Beaverhausen Oct 2013 #48

Fuck the honey badger! I think we found the newest Rex Oct 2013 #53

My opinion on all hornets and wasps LostOne4Ever Oct 2013 #49

Predator wasps play a huge role in sustainable farming, particularly viticulture ... Auggie Oct 2013 #50