Deadly hornets kill 42 people in China, injure over 1,500 - CNN.com

Deadly hornets kill 42 people in China, injure over 1,500 - CNN.com: Hong Kong (CNN) -- A thumb-sized wasp with an orange head has killed dozens of people in China and injured more than 1,500 with its powerful venomous sting.

The Asian giant hornet, known scientifically as Vespa mandarinia, carries a venom that destroys red blood cells, which can result in kidney failure and death, said Justin O. Schmidt, an entomologist at the Southwest Biological Institute in Tucson, Arizona.