Arthropods thread!

[hankyje]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_giant_hornet
This hornet could kick your ass any day.

They can comepletely destroy an entire honey bee colony without a sweat. (unless they do this)

[Ad Bot]

[Man 2]

NOPE
NOPE NOPE NOPE
ABANDON THREAD

[e-maxx]

Jesus Christ that thing is bigger than a loving praying mantis

[Night Fox]

I've never understood why humans are afraid of any arthropods
I mean
we're at the top of the food chain lol, what the hell

[Ceist]

most badass spider/crab

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_spider_crab

[Pacnet2012³]

[Jacob/Lee]

I've never understood why humans are afraid of any arthropods
I mean
we're at the top of the food chain lol, what the hell

These motherforgeters will reverse the food chain if they have to.

[e-maxx]

I've never understood why humans are afraid of any arthropods
I mean
we're at the top of the food chain lol, what the hell

The stinger of the Asian giant hornet is about 6 mm (¼ in) in length,[3] and injects an especially potent venom that contains, like many bee and wasp venoms, a cytolytic peptide (specifically, a mastoparan) that can damage tissue by stimulating phospholipase action,[4] in addition to its own intrinsic phospholipase.[5] Masato Ono, an entomologist at Tamagawa University near Tokyo, described the sensation as feeling "like a hot nail being driven into my leg".[3]

An allergic human stung by the giant hornet may die from an allergic reaction to the venom, but the venom contains a neurotoxin called mandaratoxin (MDTX),[6] a single-chain polypeptide with a molecular weight of approximately 20,000 u,[7] which can be lethal even to people who are not allergic if the dose is sufficient. Each year in Japan, the human death toll caused by Asian giant hornet stings is significant.[8][9]

[hankyje]

most badass spider/crab
snip
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_spider_crab

Monster hunter

[Night Fox]

These motherforgeters will reverse the food chain if they have to.

uh no, bc nothing on this planet will ever exceed our intelligence

ok, ya, bad sting. but humans not only can cause much worse pain, but we could also prevent them from stinging us rather easily

[dorkdotdan]

Bugs are too big when you can effectively shoot them with a gun.

[hankyje]

Bugs are too big when you can effectively shoot them with a gun.

Awww, it's kinda cute <3

[Gojira]

snippy
Awww, it's kinda cute <3

OH GOD
KILL IT
KILL IT
KILL IT WITH FIRE
AAAAAA

[LordoftheUnclean]

Awww, it's kinda cute <3

Yeah these guys are cute.

How can you hate them?

[hankyje]

This is now the official insect thread.