Hornetaur

The Hornetaur are small, beetle-like insectoids found in all Monster Hunter games.

Although they have a low amount of health, Hornetaurs make up for it with their paralyzing pincers. Like the Vespoid, they are highly susceptible to poison. Due to their small size, they are very hard to hit directly. Hornetaurs will frequently attack the hunter in groups, making it very tedious to fight other monsters in the area. If hit with normal weapons, these monsters will frequently disintegrate completely.

Typically, using a poison-imbued weapon or poison coating with a bow to afflict the Hornetaur is the only way to kill and carve them without having the target explode into a useless mess. Poison smoke bombs are also useful, taking advantage of a perimeter in which multiple foes will succumb to the gas. Hornetaurs tend to get stronger in G-ranked quests and can withstand the poison effect a little longer. Noted carves from a survived Hornetaur husk are Hornet Bladefins and Monster Fluid.

Carves

 * Hornetaur Wing
 * Hornetaur Shell
 * Hornetaur Head
 * Hornet Bladefin
 * Monster Fluid

Noteworthy things to make from Hornetaur parts are Black Katana Mk.2 and Dark Lance+.