Hand feeding giant hornet

.. you know, that's really sort of cute - she's just so eager to lap up whatever that was you were feeding her.

something i wouldn't do by hand congrads you got some spark their lol

Allergy to venom from species of Vespidae is probably better understood than allergies to anything else. The basic rule in allergy is that you cannot be allergic to something that your immune system has never seen before. It probably takes at least 2 weeks for your immune system to make the allergic antibodies after you’ve been stung. So, if you’ve never been stung by Vespa crabro, then your body shouldn’t have made allergic antibodies- you should be safe.

But of course it isn’t quite that simple. The venom of any species has many different types of protein. Some of those proteins are very similar between species, while others look very different when you go from one species to another. Of the most important proteins in V. crabro venom (phospholipase A, phospholipase B, antigen 5 and hyaluronidase) all are very similar to proteins found in Vespula venom. If you are allergic to any of these proteins in Vespula venom, there is a very good chance that you are allergic to V. crabro venom as well. In fact, most people in Europe that have an allergic reaction to V. crabro were made allergic by a sting from a Vespula species. (I say this not to worry anyone, but because I find it interesting. The last thing I would want to do is worsen anyone's fear of these insects.)

very interesting VV. Yes, that is a large hornet!