European hornet introduced into the United States.
1It was like I'd been stung by a giant hornet.
2In North America, the Asian giant hornet appears to have found an easier target: domestic honey bees.
3She also brings out a giant hornet, which you shouldn't call a murder hornet no matter what The New York Times tells you.
4And they're bigger than most traps you've probably seen before, because they're designed to catch the world's largest wasp, the Asian giant hornet.
5Scientists for the department have been searching for nests since the first Asian giant hornets were caught earlier this year.
6Asian giant hornets are the largest stinging insects in the world, and they have earned the nickname "hornets from hell".
7Twenty-eight people have died and hundreds have been injured in a wave of attacks by giant hornets in central China, according to reports.
8Asian giant hornets can wipe out a whole beehive in a few hours, decapitating the adults before gobbling up the larvae and pupae.
9Asian giant hornets will defend their nest if it's disturbed, but most of the time they're not aggressive toward humans, or even interested in them.