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  2. Asian giant hornet - Wikipedia

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    The honey bees' stings are ineffective because the hornets are five times their size and heavily armored. Only a few hornets (under 50) can exterminate a colony of tens of thousands of bees in a few hours. The hornets can fly up to 100 km (60 mi) in a single day, at speeds up to 40 km/h (25 mph). [91] The smaller Asian hornet similarly preys on ...

  3. Oh, Fun, the Murder Hornet’s Cousin Is Now in the U.S. - AOL

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    Native to the tropical and subtropical areas of southeast Asia, the yellow-legged hornet worker is often around half the size of a murder hornet. The queen is roughly three-quarters the size of ...

  4. ‘Murder hornets’ eradicated from United States - AOL

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    Also known as Asian giant hornets, the murder hornets can be 2 inches long and are native to tropical parts of East Asia. They feast upon medium-sized insects, including bees, beetles and other ...

  5. ‘Murder hornets’ now officially eradicated from the US with ...

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    The northern giant hornet burrowed into Washington state near the Canadian border back in 2019 and gained notoriety for their shockingly large size and their propensity for destroying the hives of ...

  6. Vespa soror - Wikipedia

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    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).

  7. Sphecius speciosus - Wikipedia

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    Five female eastern cicada killers, Sphecius speciosus Adult eastern cicada wasps are large, 1.5 to 5.0 cm (0.6 to 2.0 in) long, robust wasps with hairy, reddish, and black areas on their thoraces (middle parts), and black to reddish brown abdominal (rear) segments that are marked with light yellow stripes.

  8. Murder hornets are coming (but probably not for you) - AOL

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    Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard the term “murder hornet” sometime over the past few days. The Asian giant hornet, otherwise known as Vespa mandarinia, is indeed a giant ...

  9. Invasive ‘murder hornets’ are wiped out in the US, officials say

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    The hornets, which can be 2 inches long and were formerly called Asian giant hornets, gained attention in 2013, when they killed 42 people in China and seriously injured 1,675.