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Name: Ann
Status: educator
Age:  K-3
Location: KY
Country: N/A
Date: 7/22/2005
Question:
What is the difference in the sting of a wasp and a hornet? Is one more harmful than the other?

Replies:
There are not too much difference between these two groups. Individual species may have different types of venom. More information at the site below:

http://www.laters.com/insects/hornets.htm

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