Invasive, aggressive and destructive, the yellow-legged Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) is on the rise in the UK. Asian hornets are an invasive species that poses a threat to biodiversity, preying on ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture tied a USDA-supplied radio tag onto this captured Asian giant hornet. It is eating jam for energy before flying back to its nest. (Photo by the ...

Northern giant hornets, also known as murder hornets, incite fear in many. These venomous hornets can take out an entire hive of honey bees in a matter of hours. A single sting can kill a mammal many ...

Honeybees face numerous enemies throughout their relatively short lives. Pesticides, starvation, and parasites are three common causes of the death of a colony. However, there is one other threat that ...

The giant hornets feed honey bees to their larvae and use the hive's honey for energy. When a murder hornet scout finds a honey bee hive, it marks it with pheromones, which attracts even more giant ...

In a new study, 79 percent of black-spotted pond frogs successfully consumed the northern giant hornet. Shinji Sugiura / Kobe University For a mouse several times its size, a sting from the “murder ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Have you heard the "buzz" about hornets in North Carolina? I saw a huge one -- one of many nesting outside of the laundry room window. Their appearance looked eerily similar to that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In hindsight, the North American “murder hornet” (Vespa ...

Experiments reveal that pond frogs can eat highly venomous hornets without suffering noticeable damage, even after repeated stings. Most frogs successfully consumed hornets, including the notorious ...

An American teacher and his teenage son died after they were attacked by hornets while zip-lining during a vacation in northern Laos, the Times reported. Daniel Owen, 47, and his son Cooper, 15, were ...