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
USS Hornet (1865) USS Hornet (1865) The USS "Hornet" (1865) was the fifth United States Navy ship to bear the name Hornet. She was originally the CSS "Lady Stirling", a blockade runner built by James Ash at Cubitt Town, London in 1864 for the Confederate States Navy. She was badly damaged and captured by the United States Navy on 28 October 1864 off Wilmington, North Carolina. Following condemnation by a prize court, "Lady Sterling" was bought by the U.S. Navy, repaired, armed, and commissioned as USS "Lady Sterling" and later renamed USS "Hornet" on 25 April 1865 In navy service she mainly operated