Vespoid Queen

The Queen Vespoid is the mother of a Vespoid nest. It is about 9 times larger than the hunter and has gigantic wings. In appearance, it looks similar to the average Vespoid but has a ridged exoskeleton on its back running, its wings are transparent and it has a ruby-like object on its head, hinting at its position of hive-queen. It has a large stinger on its tail that releases a gas which inflicts the Drop Defense ailment. When sprayed with the Queen Vespoid's gas, the Vespoids in the area become much more aggresive. Also, note that after slaying a Queen Vespoid you only get two carves, just like you would from one of the 'dromes.

Trivia

 * Although there was a "Queen Vespoid" in a Monster Hunter Freedom 2 Download Quest, it was simply an enlarged Vespoid which could inflict greater damage and had more health than its smaller companions. Its appearance in Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is the first time it has been an actual separate monster from regular Vespoids.


 * When you slay the Queen you cannot continue to attack it and make it bleed, unlike other Wyverns starting from Yian Kut-Ku. You can also see its leg twitch & it's mouth moving while its lying on the floor dead. However, this is probably because like most arthropods and insects in the real world, nerve impulses continue to function even after it's dead. This results in twitching limbs or other body parts.