Japanese giant hornet wasps (including the Japanese hornet). While the sting of the Asian giant hornet is officially rated as only a 2 on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, other less official reports have the sting of the Japanese sub species to be rivaling or even exceeding other Hymenopterans such as the Tarantula hawk and even the Bullet Ant, both of which are ranked as a 4 on the respective index. Japanese giant hornet The Japanese giant hornet ("Vespa mandarinia japonica") is a subspecies of the world's largest hornet, the Asian giant hornet ("V. mandarinia"). It is a large insect, with adults frequently
Hornet Squadron during the First World War. It was followed by "Hornet's Sting" (1991) set in 1917. These Hornet Squadron novels became prequels to Robinson's first book, "Goshawk Squadron" (1971) which was set in 1918. Despite the different squadron names, there are common characters linking the books. The World War I books sees the squadron operating F.E.2 fighters. The final Hornet Squadron book was "A Good Clean Fight" (1993) which picks up the story of the squadron post-"Piece of Cake" when it was fighting with the Desert Air Force in 1942. Hornet Squadron Hornet Squadron is the name of a fictional Royal