Comments on: Asian giant hornet (Vespa mendarinia)–This is one really big wasp http://www.homelyscientist.com/2007/07/asian-giant-hornet-vespa-mendarinia-this-is-one-really-big-wasp/ Science at home from a science geek. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:15:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: More Bug Venom « Neuromolecular http://www.homelyscientist.com/2007/07/asian-giant-hornet-vespa-mendarinia-this-is-one-really-big-wasp/comment-page-1/#comment-497 More Bug Venom « Neuromolecular Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:20:36 +0000 http://www.homelyscientist.com/2007/07/08/asian-giant-hornet-vespa-mendarinia-this-is-one-really-big-wasp/#comment-497 [...] 10th, 2007 by tate Via Homely Scientist, I’m introduced to the shockingly large Vespa mandarinia (a.k.a. the Asian Giant Hornet, [...] [...] 10th, 2007 by tate Via Homely Scientist, I’m introduced to the shockingly large Vespa mandarinia (a.k.a. the Asian Giant Hornet, [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.homelyscientist.com/2007/07/asian-giant-hornet-vespa-mendarinia-this-is-one-really-big-wasp/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Dave Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:57:07 +0000 http://www.homelyscientist.com/2007/07/08/asian-giant-hornet-vespa-mendarinia-this-is-one-really-big-wasp/#comment-501 Wow, that's even larger than a bumble-bee (which, according to one theory, can't even fly). I find it interesting that bees use what amounts to nerve agents (or, perhaps, more specifically, anti-nerve agents): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcholine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerve_agent Also, note that Acetylcholine doesn't just involve the pain response, but also is involved in muscular control, as well as in the brain. Dave Wow, that’s even larger than a bumble-bee (which, according to one theory, can’t even fly).

I find it interesting that bees use what amounts to nerve agents (or, perhaps, more specifically, anti-nerve agents):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcholine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerve_agent

Also, note that Acetylcholine doesn’t just involve the pain response, but also is involved in muscular control, as well as in the brain.

Dave

]]> By: She Who Loves to Travel http://www.homelyscientist.com/2007/07/asian-giant-hornet-vespa-mendarinia-this-is-one-really-big-wasp/comment-page-1/#comment-502 She Who Loves to Travel Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:57:52 +0000 http://www.homelyscientist.com/2007/07/08/asian-giant-hornet-vespa-mendarinia-this-is-one-really-big-wasp/#comment-502 Now that one gives me the creeps and hopefully won't discover out house. They seem to love the heat and love to build nests above our front door! It's a constant battle with them! But, none of them are that big!! Thank goodness :) Now that one gives me the creeps and hopefully won’t discover out house. They seem to love the heat and love to build nests above our front door! It’s a constant battle with them! But, none of them are that big!! Thank goodness :)

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