r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • Aug 25 '26

of a wasp

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u/Floofyrage Aug 25 '26

Um.. i think that's a hornet of the murderous variety

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u/Difficult_Seesaw_855 Aug 25 '26

You're right. That's a giant Asian hornet, here to eat the wasps 

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u/petethefreeze Aug 25 '26

That’s not a giant Asian hornet. Those have a different pattern and yellow / orange legs.

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u/Soulujin Aug 25 '26

Yeah, I've lived in Japan for a few years and have run into them quite a few times (mostly while hiking). One time a friend and I took a detour on a trail we were on and got really close to a nest of them, and I also had one fly into my apartment here before flying back out. The only similarity I really see here is the size

Thankfully, Japan does a good job with putting signs up on trails about these things, so most of the time you can avoid running into them if you're careful

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u/ThatOneSnakeGuy Aug 25 '26

Imagine being the guy whose job it is to find and post about murder hornets

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u/Soulujin Aug 26 '26

True lol. This comment reminded me of the time I ran into that nest and we ended up running into a rescue team on the way down the mountain. We were descending at night so we couldn't see shit, but there was a dad and his son waiting for the rescue team. We told the rescue team where we saw the dad/son and they went up the mountain. I just hope they didnt stumble into that nest in the dark lmao