Nature: Honey bees in Asia daub hive entrances with other animals’ faeces to ward off giant hornets

To ward off attacks by terrifying giant hornets, honey bees in Asia speckle the entrances to their hives with the faeces of other animals, a study has found. Researchers in Vietnam were studying the Asian hornet, Vespa soror — cousin to North America’s ‘murder hornets’ — when they noted the bee’s defensive behaviour. The giant … Read more

Asian hornets eat up to 50 honey bees daily: Experts are fighting back as nests are found in Britain

High above Bonne Nuit Bay on the north coast of Jersey, a grey-bearded 69 year old with binoculars around his neck and a glint in his eye is emerging from the foliage on a clifftop path. The beach here was once a filming location for the hit TV detective series Bergerac and there is a … Read more

First murderous hornets and now giant lizards! Four-foot-long tegus is invading parts of the US  

As the US battles the coronavirus and murderous hornets, another unlikely threat has quietly invaded the nation – giant lizards. The tegus lizard, native to South America, already has a foothold in Florida and is now making its way into Georgia. Growing up to four feet long and weighing at least 10 pounds, this creature … Read more

Japanese honeybees COOK invading ‘murder hornets’ to death

There is a war going on in nature – murderous Asian hornets are invading honeybee hives, and are decapitating the insects and feeding the bodies to their young. However, Japanese honeybees have developed a counter attack that cooks the predators to death. Called ‘hot defensive bee balls,’ more than 500 workers bees surround the hornets … Read more

Japanese honeybees defend themselves from ‘murder hornets’ by COOKING the invaders to death

There is a war going on in nature – murderous Asian hornets are invading honeybee hives, and are decapitating the insects and feeding the bodies to their young. However, Japanese honeybees have developed a counter attack that cooks the predators to death. Called ‘hot defensive bee balls,’ more than 500 workers bees surround the hornets … Read more

Giant ‘murder hornets’ that kill 50 people per year in Asia have invaded the US

Giant ‘murder hornets’ that kill up to 50 people a year in Asia have invaded the US: Scientists desperately try to stop spread of predator bugs that decimate bee colonies  Asian giant hornets, native to temperate and tropical climates in East Asia, kill up to 50 people per year There have been several sightings of … Read more

Invasion of Asian hornets could cause £7.6million in environmental damage a year, study finds

Asian hornets are invading the UK and it could cost us millions of pounds, according to a new study. Experts have warned their environmental destruction could cost the UK up to £7.6 million pounds every year – with costs included in destroying their nests, fighting the invasion and damage caused by them. The wasps, which … Read more