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The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) or northern giant hornet, [2] [3] including the color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet, [4] [5] is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia , South Asia , Mainland Southeast Asia , and parts of the Russian Far East .
The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, is a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe.
Due to the large size of the swarm and aggressiveness of the yellow hornet, predation against them is rare. Along with other insects in Japan and Korea, they are prey to the Asian giant hornet and nests have been known to be deserted after Asian giant hornet attacks, even though they attack in groups of only 10 to 30.
The Asian giant hornet (V. mandarinia) lives in the Primorsky Krai, Khabarovsky Krai (southern part), and Jewish Autonomous Oblast regions of Russia, and China, Korea, Taiwan, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indochina, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, but is most commonly found in the mountains of Japan, where they are commonly known as the ...
Vespa soror, also known as the southern giant hornet, [1] is a species of hornet present in India, Northern Thailand, Laos, Northern Vietnam, and parts of South China, including Hong Kong, Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan Island. [2] V. soror is one of the largest hornets, though smaller than the Asian giant hornet (V. mandarinia).
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SVEN-ERIK SPICHIGER, MANAGING ENTOMOLOGIST AT WSDA, SAYING: "An Asian giant hornet will sting you multiple times and can sting you multiple times and deliver larger doses of ...
An invasion of Asian giant hornets became the latest 2020 worry — and internet sensation — as the term "murder hornet" began to trend over the weekend. The first spotting of the 2-inch Asian ...
A homeowner on Tuesday photographed the 2-inch-long foreign invader, also known as murder hornet, as it was attacking paper wasp nests under the eave of a home near Blaine, Washington, located in ...