Invasive Japanese hornets

[OKkayak]

A new haunting video has surfaced on social media showing an Asian giant "murder" hornet, being eaten alive by a praying mantis.

In a video posted to Twitter by Nature is Metal, the praying mantis can be seen attacking the murder hornet from behind. The hornet begins to fight back, trying to sting the praying mantis, but it is unsuccessful. Soon after, the hornet stops fighting back as the praying mantis begins to eat parts of its head, and by the end of the video the praying mantis can be seen holding a headless murder hornet.

Video in article
https://www.newsweek.com/this-video-asi ... ou-1502612

[dogspoiler]

Clueless Leader has heard about the wasp problem and has taken swift action, bug spray and swatters are now prohibited.

[The Green Barbarian]

A new haunting video has surfaced on social media showing an Asian giant "murder" hornet, being eaten alive by a praying mantis.

In a video posted to Twitter by Nature is Metal, the praying mantis can be seen attacking the murder hornet from behind. The hornet begins to fight back, trying to sting the praying mantis, but it is unsuccessful. Soon after, the hornet stops fighting back as the praying mantis begins to eat parts of its head, and by the end of the video the praying mantis can be seen holding a headless murder hornet.

Video in article
https://www.newsweek.com/this-video-asi ... ou-1502612

That wasn't a very fair fight. The murder hornet never even had a chance. In the wild they would at least be able to use their wings and fly away or be able to maneuver to use their stinger. The bug world is a tough place. What they didn't show was that after his big meal, Mr. Praying Mantis went home, had some super-duper lovin' with Mrs. PM and then had his head bitten off. While he was still smoking his post-love cigarette too! lol

[oneh2obabe]

^^^Regardless of the name, praying mantis are evil looking suckers and a deadly predator. Maybe he got lucky and wifey-poo wasn't a head-chomping lover - only 28-30% of the females eat their mates.

[occasional thoughts]

Who would have thought a thread about the Asian Giant Hornet would turn XXX-rated. Get your hornet porn here. And a snuff video to boot.

Seriously, I think, we have praying mantis here in the Okanagan. Possibly not numerous, late summer along with the crickets, but I had more than one on the stucco of my former abode in Lakeview Heights.

[seewood]

Reading these hornets can decimate a bee hive in short order and originated in Asia, Does this mean Asia does not have a honey bee population?
If Japan and other countries over there still have a bee population, what are they doing to keep these hornets in check?

Ask the question and do the same here.....
Better bee important to politicians, we can't live without bees but they can live without us.

[Jlabute]

Japanese honey bees developed a method to kill the hornets, despite being smaller, they form a ball around the hornet and raise the inside temperature to 46c or something like that and it kills the hornet, while not killing the bees since the bees can tolerate up to 48c.

https://www.newsweek.com/way-japanese-bees-kill-murder-hornets-terrifying-impressive-1502382

I might guess that bees are not the only pollinating insects. What would happen if Japanese bees came here?

Edit: I wonder if Japanese worker bees would teach our bees to defend themselves, or, would they too be seen as an intruder?

[The Green Barbarian]

Seriously, I think, we have praying mantis here in the Okanagan. Possibly not numerous, late summer along with the crickets, but I had more than one on the stucco of my former abode in Lakeview Heights.

I've definitely seen praying mantis' (is the plural manti?) in my back yard in the summer. I assume that they eat a lot of bugs.

When we were in the Philippines, we saw these cute little guys that feed on praying mantis'. They were pretty cool.

[Catsumi]

In 50 years of gardening I have seen just ONE Mantid sitting on a zucchini plant.

Maybe time to breed and sell them?

[normaM]

I am sure the hornets just want Love:/
Saw a video of wasps taking down the Hornets
Bug eat bug world

[occasional thoughts]

Yeah, Catsumi. Very good idea. Let's suggest it to that charity organization that releases Monarch butterflies to their death every year.

And good one, normaM, "A bug eat bug world".

Hell, if Asian Giant Hornets can read English, they won't come anywhere near the Okanagan after reading this thread, and seeing some of the images.

[GordonH]

bumped

These large hornets imo can all go south, US is very inviting they will fit in very nicely south of the border.
https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/302646 ... Bellingham


added: invasive hornets my I suggest visiting 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

[OKkayak]

https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/302646 ... Bellingham

Good thing the border is closed, that'll stop'em

[oneh2obabe]

Crews in Washington state on Saturday worked to destroy the first Asian giant hornet nest found in the United States, a day after officials announced the discovery.

Washington State Department of Agriculture Entomologists discovered the first Asian giant hornet nest in the U.S. on a property in Blaine,Wash., Oct. 22, 2020.

The "murder hornets" were first spotted in the state late last year, and entomologists have since been on alert for the massive insects, which can devastate honey bee populations.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us/crews ... r-BB1al5vD

[GordonH]

Crews in Washington state on Saturday worked to destroy the first Asian giant hornet nest found in the United States, a day after officials announced the discovery.

Washington State Department of Agriculture Entomologists discovered the first Asian giant hornet nest in the U.S. on a property in Blaine,Wash., Oct. 22, 2020.

The "murder hornets" were first spotted in the state late last year, and entomologists have since been on alert for the massive insects, which can devastate honey bee populations.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us/crews ... r-BB1al5vD

Yep, they catch one place a very small radio transmitter and follow it to the nest. BC needs to do the same thing here, next spring.