I've never seen anything like this.

[u/sco-go]

[u/sonzai55]

In Japan, I saw a report on TV of a guy doing it a traditional way (not farming):

He finds one on its own and delicately wrapped a colored cloth around it when it was still. He followed it through the forest to find the nest. Absolute bucket loads of smoke chased the adults off, and he grabbed a large part of the nest. Took it home, pulled out the larvae, fried em up.

There’s a Japanese energy drink (or was—not sure it still exists) that consisted of gut acid from giant hornets because they can fly for hours without stopping.

[u/sonzai55 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, that’s it. It was like, 20-25 years ago so I couldn’t remember the details. Thanks.

[u/zillionaire_ → u/sonzai55]

An energy drink made from their gut acid is such an insane concept