Black-bellied hornet
| Black-bellied hornet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Genus: | Vespa |
| Species: | V. basalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Vespa basalis Smith, 1852
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The black-bellied hornet, or Vespa basalis, is a species of hornet native to Taiwan. It is one of the most dangerous species of hornet on the island, and its venom induces edema.[1] Colonies may have as many as 5,000 individual hornets.[2]
References
- ^ Toxicology abstracts. 1992. p. 64.
- ^ Ronald Jenner; Eivind Undheim (2017). Venom: The Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon. Smithsonian Institution. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-58834-454-0.
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