Hellfire Wasp


Hellfire Wasp
Species Information
Home Planet	Pandora
Na'vi Name	Ayzize'
Taxonomy	Magnivespa velox - fast large wasp
Skin	Orange
Feathers	None
Height	25 centimeters
Length	Wingspan 13 centimeters
Hair Colour	None
Behind the Scenes
First Appearance	Avatar

The hellfire wasp (Na'vi name: Ayzize') is shaped much like a typical Earth wasp, but is similar in size to a sparrow. Although usually observed flying alone, swarms nearly the size of a robodozer have been sighted. Human personnel on Pandora are warned not to approach swarms of hellfire wasps, as they might see this as a threat display and attack.

It has an accurate organic targeting system that uses an olfactory organ to detect the biochemistry of any nearby creature. If it senses danger, its flight becomes agitated and erratic, and it will usually attack.

If stung by this dual-stinger insect, the RDA personnel are commonly placed on medical leave for several days. Although rarely lethal to humans and Na'vi, it is believed that an attack from a swarm of hellfire wasps would ultimately result in fatality.

1 Anatomy
2 Trivia
3 Appearances
4 Source

AnatomyEdit

Wingspan of 13 centimeters, hard exoskeleton, compound eyes, bioluminescence, dual stinger, height of 25 centimeters.

Various wasp species have been found in Pandoran microclimates, including mountain valley, stream beds, and beaches. Hellfire wasps build small nests in fallen, rotting trees within rainforests and swamplands.

Bioluminescence makes them highly visible at night, but they are still fast enough to strike even with advanced warning.