251204-Sugiura-Stings-Stinger (IMAGE)

Kobe University

251204-Sugiura-Stings-Stinger

Caption

The venomous stinger of an Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia). The venom injected by this stinger can cause sharp, intense pain as well as local tissue damage and systemic effects such as destruction of red blood cells and cardiac dysfunction, which may even be fatal.

Credit

Shinji Sugiura, Ecosphere 2025 (DOI 10.1002/ecs2.70457)

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