VESPA (HORNETS)
Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta, Order Hymenoptera, Suborder Apocrita, Family Vespidae, Genus Vespa
There are well over 100,000 species of wasps, which are parasitic insects that deposit eggs directly into the body of the host.
Vespa and are distinguished from other vespines (wasps) by the width of the vertex (part of the head behind the eyes), which is proportionally larger in Vespa and by the anteriorly rounded gasters (the section of the abdomen behind the wasp waist). The best known species is the European hornet (Vespa crabro), about 2–3.5 cm in length, widely distributed throughout Europe, Russia, North America and Northeast Asia.
ANATOMY
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"Asian Giant Hornet - Suzumebachi". Basic overview of the body structure of insects and point out some curious aspects of this particular hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including its formidable stinger mandible, head, thorax, double wing joints, and abdomen.
TOP LINKS ...
UK Bee Unit Bee Base
nationalbeeunit.com
secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase
Bug Guide Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps
http://bugguide.net/node/view/117315
EOL Encyclopedia of Life Vespa
http://eol.org/pages/33038/overview
FORUM WATCH
Vespa Mandarinia in the USA
http://venomlist.com/forums/index.php?/topic/29213-vespa-mandarinia-in-the-usa/
WIKIPEDIA
Wikipedia Links ...
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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=asian+giant+hornet
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%22european+hornet%22
Hemolytic Activity of Stinging Insect Venom
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/arch.940010205/pdf
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=hemolytic+activities+of+stinging+insect+venoms
Comparative enzymology of venoms from stinging Hymenoptera
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3544339
Schmidt Sting Pain Index
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_sting_pain_index
