Being stung by a murder hornet is"10/10 on pain scale," a travel blogger who was apparently attacked by the creature during her vacations has said.she had been visiting a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when a creature became trapped in her long dress and stung her.
Although Johnson is not certain what actually attacked her, it was likely to be an Asian giant hornet, also known as a murder hornet. "The pain felt like a bee sting at first, then—within a second—morphed into something like a scorching hot poker going all the way through my lower calf, I'd say a 10/10 on pain scale," Johnson said."I did see it fly away and it was quite large; larger than any wasp I've seen in the States. I think it's very possible that it was a murder hornet, but I can't say for sure.
Despite this, hornets only sting when they feel threatened. In this case, Johnson believes the insect became trapped under her dress and stung out of defense. The sting usually goes away on its own, and the pain can be helped by over-the-counter medication. Venom from a hornet is only fatal in extremely rare circumstances, when a person holds an allergic reaction to it.
"I bought a cold bottled water and held the bottle on the wound for about 15 minutes. It swelled like a normal bee sting at first, then disappeared. I managed fine the rest of the day with just a little pain at the sting site," Johnson said."Intense itching started over that first night. By the next morning, the swelling and redness started—which I thought, at the time, looked terrible...little did I know what was coming.