The hornet is a large insect belonging to the genus Wasp and, as such, equipped with a stinging apparatus connected to particular glands secreting venom. The bumblebee sting turns out to be very painful precisely because of the inoculation of the aforementioned poison which, in hypersensitive individuals, is the cause of more or less important allergic reactions.
of fruit such as grapes and apples.Where do Hornets nest?
The hornet's nest - inside which the queen lives - is built by the workers (sterile female specimens) using vegetable fibers deriving from various types of wood. The nest - which can be built on trunks, branches or inside of cracks in the walls - it is characterized by a typical paper appearance.
Behavior and Bumblebee Sting
The hornet generally tends to avoid man, or at least to maintain an indifferent behavior towards him. However, if he is near the nest, he can appear particularly aggressive and attack. In the light of what has just been said, therefore , it is possible to say that the hornet sting is used by this insect as a defense mechanism.
Unlike bees, the hornet has a smooth sting that hardly remains stuck in the skin of the victim. Thanks to this feature, the insect can repeatedly sting the man, for this reason, after being bitten, it is good to move away from the area in which you are.
