Vespa crabro

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Noun1.Vespa crabro - European hornet introduced into the United StatesVespa crabro - European hornet introduced into the United States
hornet - large stinging paper wasp
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You may be alarmed by the size of the hornet (Vespa crabro), Britain's largest social wasp, yet it is much less aggressive than other species of wasp.
EUROPEAN HORNET (VESPA CRABRO) Sometimes alarming because of their size and slow, buzzing flight, the UK's largest native wasp sees queens reaching up to 3cm in length.
In this paper, we report a 30 years old man who developed atrial fibrillation after a single European hornet (Vespa Crabro Linnaeus) sting.
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