Saving Honey Bees: Dragonfly Figurine vs. Giant Hornets

In this video, we conduct an intriguing experiment to see if a dragonfly figurine can save honey bees from the relentless attacks of giant hornets. The golden-ringed dragonfly is a formidable predator in Japan, and we've modeled a figurine after it to test its effectiveness as a decoy. Watch as we place the figurine near a struggling colony of Japanese honey bees and observe the hornets' reactions.

[blackyonbi]

Hornet. : " HE IS NOT EVEN FLINCHING MAN, WHAT DO WE DO ?"

hornet : " KEEP BITTING "

[seancsnm]

Perhaps if you equipped the dragon fly decoy with an auto-targeting 40 mm anti-aircraft cannon it would be more effective?

[theironrubberduck]

I love dragonflies dude, one of the few insects I've never had beef with. Not only do they fly gracefully with total control and make no noise, but are also a predator against wasps? These guys just keep getting cooler.

[eyezzzeverywhere]

6:02 he tried coming in full tackle to the dragonfly but tackled his teammate instead 😂

[MikeLaRock]

6:09 After knocking it down, it looked like the hornets gave eachother high fives for the teamwork 😂

[Dannykid]

Dragon flys are awesome, I remember as a kid I was riding my bike and HUGE bluish dragon fly flew down infront of me in the same direction I was going, It was as if I was flying along side of him, I will NEVER forget that.

[leylaylka]

watching a random japanese guy cooking up methods to protect its bees its all i wanted to watch on youtube

[jalapenoandbanana]

Dragonflies and hornets aside, the person recording is brave as heck for getting that close to bees and hornets

[taryn]

The bee at 2:34 who grabbed the leg of its pal to pull them back to safety. That’s actually so sweet.

[Randomdudefromtheinternet]

The wasps sure are cautious, so they definitely recognize the figurine, but as long as there isn't a negative reinforcement, they'll eventually lose their fear to it (maybe electrify it so the wasps die on contact?)

Something to remember is that most insects perceive the world through their sense of smell, so if you could somehow manage to make the figurine to smell like a dragonfly, it would be more effective... or perhaps just spread the dragonfly scent around)

[jda]

the hornet have got to associate the fake dragonfly with death. you got to kill one with the dragonfly

[TheBeefSlayer]

The bees are inside having a conversation about Moving out of the neighborhood……….
Too much gang violence.

[olegnazarenko]

Среднеазиатские шершни носят белок для личинок. Если замешать фарш мясной или рыбный с борной кислотой, то такое угощение шершни понесут в свой улей и накормят личинок. Личинки будут погибать, что не даст развиться улью шершней.
Еще я вешаю пластиковые бутылки весной на деревья вокруг пасеки. В бутылки наливаю немного пива. Пиво привлекает шершней и ос, они пролазят через горлышко бутылки и тонут в пиве, т.к не могут по скользкой поверхности забраться на верх.
Вместо пиво можно брать прокисшие плоды и чуточку сахара и воды.
Такие бутылки лучше развешивать весной, когда матка шершней ищет себе пропитание.
Удачи в борьбе с шершнями.

[cookiebuster]

6:49 I wouldve dropped the camera and ran away screaming like a lil girl

[AlexanderHogue-te]

Hornet 1: Damn I can't bite this thing
Hornet 2: Let me try...ow

[wilcoxway]

The dragonfly probably looks like a corpse to them. It looks like easy food, hence their interest.

[bubblegumxo]

The size of this man's testicles to just push the figurine THAT close to the hornet 😂

[kathybrandt]

What if you made a dragonfly figurine and put a tiny bit of electrical current going through it? That way is the hornets touched the dragonfly that’s electric it’ll zap them. Good luck.

[brendandarcy]

6:02 we all got that friend that accidentally punches you while youre trying to fight someone else 😂

[twoshieldsandsomemilk]

Vespids in general are pretty smart and have good eyesight. So while they may recognize the dragonfly the fact its not moving or even resisting their attacks tells them its dead most likely