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Old 07-17-12 | 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Dopolina
Is that anything like Korean Fan Death?
I can't find any real info on asian paper wasp stings, but I suppose some wasp stings can be very serious. I think it only took 10-20 stings from some japanese hornets to kill an adult. But that's also because they inject much more venom than ordinary wasps

edit: found some info on paper wasps. Apparently a sting from one of those is level 3 of 4 on the schmidt sting pain index. Higher is more painful. Normal yellowjacket is level 2

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