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‘Murder hornet’: Asian invader is death on wings for bees in Canada, U.S.
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Nature is serving up another reason to stay indoors in 2020 with the arrival of the so-called Asian “murder hornet,” an invasive species in the U.S.
and Canada with a nickname that puts “Africanized killer bees” to shame. The nickname comes from the way the giant insects can slaughter entire colonies of honeybees, though they’ve also been linked to a few dozen human deaths each year.
The Asian giant hornet, as it’s officially known, is the biggest, meanest hornet in the world. It’s a AA battery-sized juggernaut on wings, with a massive, toxic stinger, an armoured body and a penchant for biting the heads off bees.
It also packs a nasty sting for humans, although it usually doesn’t attack unless its nest is threatened. The Asian giant hornet
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