The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the former subspecies known as the Japanese giant hornet (V. m. japonica),[2] colloquially known as the yak-killer hornet,[3] is the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia. They prefer to live in low mountains and forests, while almost completely avoiding plains and high-altitude climates.
3. •The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the former
subspecies known as the Japanese giant hornet (V. m.
japonica), colloquially known as the yak-killer hornet, is the world's
largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia.
•They prefer to live in low mountains and forests, while almost
completely avoiding plains and high-altitude climates.
•It feeds primarily on larger insects, colonies of
other eusocial insects, tree sap, and honey from honey bee colonies
•The hornet has a body length of 45 mm (1.8 in), a wingspan around
75 mm (3.0 in) ,and a stinger 6 mm (0.24 in) long, which injects a
large amount of potent venom.
4. ASIAN HORNET LIFE CYCLE
MARCH
Feeds and
collects food.
Build small
primary nest
MAR/APRIL
Queen begins
to lay and
raise larvae
MAY
1st Generation
workers feed and
build nest
JUNE
Worker
Hornets
predates
bees.
MARCH
Queen
emerges
from
hibernation
JULY/AUGUST
Construction
of large
secondary
nest
Sep/Oct
Large
numbers of
future queen
produced
NOV/DEC
Drones and
workers die.
Queen s
mate and
hibernate
5. A literally heartless hornet that can sting you
repeatedly and land you in the hospital?
It's not a nightmare — it's the Asian Giant Hornet.
10 or more stings can cause a toxic or allergic reaction
that could prove fatal if not addressed immediately.
