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[–] egrets@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They're big for sure, but there's some forced perspective in that photo. They're typically substantially smaller than your little finger.

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah it is a majorly warped perspective, look at the size of the thumb.

Still they are big girls, here's a photo and wiki says...

The hornet has a body length of 45 mm (1+3⁄4 in), a wingspan around 75 mm (3 in), and a stinger 6 mm (1⁄4 in) long, which injects a large amount of potent venom.

Asian giant hornet

[–] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

TWO INCHES IS BIG ENOUGH FOR THE HIGH YIELD EXPLOSIVES