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queen_annes_revenge wrote: I dont really have any fears of flying stingers. bees over here will leave you alone if you leave them alone. we have tons around the hedge in my garden and my daughter runs around playing with no issues. I don't know if hornets are more aggressive.
Oh yes. All Hornets are very aggressive. And these hornets are small bird sized.
Hornets are not necessarily aggressive, it varies by species. It's also remarkable how one man's "aggressive" is another's "justifiably righteous fury."
Also, I don't know if you were seriously sharing that image out of ignorance and genuinely believe it, or are on the wind up, but a queen of the species in question is about 2" and workers that you'll see outside of the hive a little over half that, the image is clearly doctored.
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I do not know how big the mouse was, but given that I'm not sure the image Grey Templar posted at the top of this page was actually doctored / edited. It's at least referenced in some articles talking about Asian Hornets...
The queens are considerably larger than workers. Queens can exceed 50 mm (2.0 in), while workers are between 35 and 40 mm (1.4 and 1.6 in). The reproductive anatomy is consistent between the two, but workers do not reproduce.
While that's from Wikipedia admittedly, it is cited, and those facts are specifically for the Asian Giant Hornet (aside from the simple Asian Hornet which is invasive in areas of Europe.)
The Asian Giant Hornet isn't even the largest wasp species, and the biggest don't really tally with that image either
The largest wasp is probably the so-called tarantula hawk species Pepsis pulszkyi, at up to 6.8 cm (2.7 in) long and 11.6 cm (4 1⁄2 in) wingspan, although many other Pepsis species approach a similar size. The giant scoliid wasp Megascolia procer may rival the tarantula hawks in weight, if not length and wingspan, and the Asian giant hornet Vespa mandarinia can reach a body length of up to 2 in.[14]
Literally nothing in the facts about this species that I can find endorses that image, unless it's been doctored, forced perspective, or misidentified.
Here's an image of a real giant hornet on somebody's hand, the scale looks dramatically different I'm sure you'd agree. This image is taken from Snopes, as a real image as opposed to another existing giant hornet image which has shown to be a hoax.
What appears to be a fairly balanced view of the insect and the problem. I didn't realise, at least at the time of recording, that there had been no actual sightings of colonies and only 2 sightings of individual hornets.
If that's true, then this is the definition of making a hornet out a wasp nest.
Be warned, if you're triggered by over application of "air quotes" this video isn't for you.
Argive wrote: I like how they levelled up to "murder hornet".
Boy am i sure there aint none here.
But what do the natives do about them?
They eat them. Which is where most of the deaths occur apparently, while trying to harvest them. Consequently, while formidable, their reputation is magnified.
Worth noting that even allowing for people trying to harvest them, they only kill around 50 people a year, notably fewer than many animals that most people would consider largely harmless. Cows kill 3 people a year in the UK alone, with more "potentially fatal" incidents than that. A former colleague's mum got so badly mauled by cows she was put into a coma and nearly didn't make it.
2020/12/02 22:03:25
Subject: Re:Asian Giant Hornets - First invasive nest in US found and eradicated, pg4
They're Asian Hornets, Vespa Velutina, not Asian Giant Hornets Vespa Mandarinia.
We have them in the UK too, albeit in smaller numbers so far. They pose a similar ecological threat but are less dangerous to people on balance. I think there's a certain acceptance on continental Europe that they've got a foothold now, but thanks to the channel UK agencies are still keeping a lid on things.
2020/12/03 02:03:10
Subject: Asian Giant Hornets - First invasive nest in US found and eradicated, pg4
None of which protects native honey bees and their critical role in the ecology of the area, which is the actual risk.
Equally, the majority of deaths from anything other than anaphylaxis in their native range occur precisely when people go after the nests. One assumes they're not doing that with t shirt, shorts, a pointy stick and a positive attitude.
So, assuming your point is something other than to be patronising to rural communities it's almost certainly wrong anyway.
2020/12/03 03:07:30
Subject: Re:Asian Giant Hornets - First invasive nest in US found and eradicated, pg4
Overread wrote: Just keep in mind that is in their native habitat so there is reduced (if no) ecological risk from those hives. It's purely for human benefit to remove them
If you read the article there's apparently over 100 nests in one village, hence the action being taken.
Also, they're a wasp, so not anything to do with this thread other than they're vaguely genetically related.
