Asian giant hornet

noun

plural Asian giant hornets

: a large, stout hornet (Vespa mandarinia) of temperate to tropical forests and mountains of eastern Asia that has a yellow or orange head, a black thorax, an abdomen with alternating bands of black or dark brown and orange or yellow, and a stinger nearly .4 inches (1 centimeter) long and that typically nests underground but may sometimes build nests in tree cavities close to the ground

… Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young.

Mike Baker

The Asian giant hornet … carries a venom that destroys red blood cells, which can result in kidney failure and death, said Justin O. Schmidt, an entomologist at the Southwest Biological Institute in Tucson, Arizona …

Madison Park et al.

Note: The Asian giant hornet is the world's largest known hornet, a group including large social wasps that live in colonies. Queens may reach a length of 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) and workers a length of up to 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters). The Asian giant hornet was first identified in the U.S. in 2019 in the state of Washington. These hornets can inflict a painful sting that may cause severe, sometimes deadly reactions in humans especially as a result of multiple stings.

called also giant hornet, Japanese giant hornet, murder hornet

compare asian hornet

单词	Asian giant hornet
释义	Asian giant hornet noun plural Asian giant hornets : a large, stout hornet (Vespa mandarinia) of temperate to tropical forests and mountains of eastern Asia that has a yellow or orange head, a black thorax, an abdomen with alternating bands of black or dark brown and orange or yellow, and a stinger nearly .4 inches (1 centimeter) long and that typically nests underground but may sometimes build nests in tree cavities close to the ground … Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young. Mike Baker The Asian giant hornet … carries a venom that destroys red blood cells, which can result in kidney failure and death, said Justin O. Schmidt, an entomologist at the Southwest Biological Institute in Tucson, Arizona … Madison Park et al. Note: The Asian giant hornet is the world's largest known hornet, a group including large social wasps that live in colonies. Queens may reach a length of 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) and workers a length of up to 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters). The Asian giant hornet was first identified in the U.S. in 2019 in the state of Washington. These hornets can inflict a painful sting that may cause severe, sometimes deadly reactions in humans especially as a result of multiple stings. called also giant hornet, Japanese giant hornet, murder hornet compare asian hornet Word History First Known Use 2003, in the meaning defined above
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Asian giant hornet

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