Jasper the Japanese Hornet gives you fair warning
"Konnichiwa, all! My name is Jasper, and I have been invited to share a few things about my species, the Japanese or Asian Giant Hornet. First of all, my species is found in temperate and tropical Eastern Asia including the countries of Japan, China and Taiwan. We are colonial insects who hail to a queen that produces all the larvae, just as in most bee or hornet species. However, we are not your average hornet species. Not by a long shot. You Americans can think of us as the Chuck Norris of hornets.| Previous Post Lyrebird: Spokesbird for nature's diversity | Next Post Scenic Ohio |
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First I do not know why people are so argumentive about the subject of species not being in the US??? The people that say they are not are reading a book that was published years ago. There are many types of insects and mountain lions in Pa. I do not know why this is so hard to believe when boats and planes and packages travel every day world wide, what the hell do you think the insects say "Oh we can't leave here because we are not allowed in that part of the word?.... More
they are here in central VA. also and are without a doubt Japanese hornets. not giant sand wasps.
Yep there here. I'm in WV. I've got one that tried to get away after it crawled up my pants leg and stung me twice. I think it has magical powers. My pants came off in a second after it stung me.
Kinda like bigfoot, they are everywhere but no good photos!
I saw what looked to be a Japenese Hornet yesterday, except it was 2 feet long, not 2 inches. It was flying around, about the size of a Crow..but was definitely a type of Hornet. The wings were about 3 feet long. What a surprise this one was. I now keep it on a leash and she is my pet. Her name is kowabunga. ;-)
there is none in america!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
Really? There is none in America? I live in Virginia, about 15 or 30 minutes from D.C...I just caught the queen starting her colony in a box in my carport... -_-
I encountered one on my porch yesterday. I sprayed it with spray and a hour later it was still alive, sprayed it again but took a while for it to stop moving. This thing was scarey.
Hi, these hornets are indeed in the united states, as plenty of people have seen them around, and so have I. I was living in Richmond, VA when I first saw this insect, right on my front porch on my plant. I had to take pictures, and I did, and still have those pictures.
Why don't you show us those pictures.
That's right. These hornets were introduced to kill a type of beetle responsible for destroying pine tree forests
I live in WV and there is an Asian Hornet living under my back steps. I'm going to call the exterminator to take care of it or them. We use those back steps and cannot afford to have them a danger to us.
People who think they've seen a giant Japanese hornet in America have in all likelihood not seen one at all, but rather a giant cicada killer wasp. The cicada killer in some cases is even larger, is beyond argument the more powerful flier and a more capable aerial acrobat, but it is rarely aggressive and is unlikely to sting. The buzzing is very loud and it's sometimes called a giant sand hornet.
I work at a Freightliner dealership in Michigan and found on of these hornets dead on the front of a truck, that was over a year ago and it still haunts me. Yet another incidental from overseas, ugh it seems we get all the unwanted species from other countries here.
I live on Cumberland Plateau about 6 miles from the Tennessee River, These things are huge 2" to 2 1/2". There so big I shot one with my pellet gun....European Hornet "Vespa crabro germana" only 1 1/4" have those also. I will photograph some next season....
The Japanese Hornet is in the US. I have spotted them in the mountains of Tennessee.
These look like the hornets we are dealing with along the Tennesse River at Big Sandy.
Hopefully someone is keeping an eye on that. If they decimate the local population of bees...that could detrimental for local farming and pollination in general.
maybe we could import some of the japanese honey bees as well to breed with our honey bees.
