Hornetaur

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

Typically, using a poison-attribute weapon or Poison Coating with a Bow is the only way to kill and carve the Hornetaur without having them explode and be uncarvable. Poison Smoke Bombs are also useful in getting multiple Hornetaurs poisoned all at once. Hornetaurs tend to get stronger in G-ranked quests and can withstand the poison effect a little longer. You can also try kicking them.

=See Also=
 * Vespoid