1st ‘murder hornet’ nest of the year has been destroyed l GMA

Officials in Washington state say they have successfully destroyed this year’s first detected nest of Asian giant hornets.

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[spacelinx]

These murder hornets are brutal. I read about them a few years ago. Some beekeepers in Japan imported European bees to increase honey production and only a dozen murder hornets overwhelmed the hive of thousands of bees, ripping their heads off in an epic hours long battle. A few Japanese also die every year from these attacks. The murder hornets when triggered are known to spray a kind of pheromone that attracts others from several miles away and they all just swarm on the victim and sting them to death. They’re that merciless.

[sorethumbs]

Murder Hornets 🐝 sounds like a kick ass football team

[blondeboyworld]

I wouldn't wish my worst enemy to be stung by these.

[lordseelenfresserdemonking]

Bees: I never thought I would die fighting side by side with a yellow jacket
Yellow jacket: what about fighting side by side with a friend?
Bees: aye, i could do that

[bellaapple]

Please get them out of here! I can't even deal with this

[pamelafisher]

I hate that those were found so close to where I live. The first one was found near my daughters principals house.

[billiebuffalo]

1:06 The short zoomed out clip of them entering the nest, I swear I thought they were birds attacking something...good god.

[ChiefIwahtatah]

Hopefully we get a harsh winter and that wipes them out for good

[KKarama]

you dont want even one of those things chasing you let alone dozen. Their stings leave craters in your skin

[michaelcline]

Im telling ya . I saw one of these nests in a hollow log, in the 70s. We ran like mad when nathon kicked the log. Crazy thing

[lostinpa-dadenduro]

They said it was just an isolated incident last year with no chance of establishing. Someone did this on purpose.

[mikemoritz]

I killed a nest of these in Southeastern Ohio in 1985. I had pictures and even specimens. In my case they had nested in a dead tree trunk behind my garage. They were around 2 1/2 inches long and extremely aggressive. I killed them by luring them into my brightly lite garage late in the evening. I had placed a large bug zapper inside with all the grates cut away. When they were all inside (About 70 individuals) I closed the garage door, plugged in the zapper and turned off the light. OMG! I thought it was going to burn the building down. Never seen fireworks like that before or after. I did it 2 nights in a row and that took care of them

[terrapinflyer]

I swear I saw one of those the other day here in MO. It was HUGE. A good 3-4" long. Same coloration, black abdomen. There are a few species of wasp here that may look similar (cicada killers for example), but I have never seen anything like it in the 30+ yrs I've lived here.

[Wild_Productions]

15 years from now (current year 2021), the cicadas will come again, and the murder hornets will blend in :x Quote me here in 15 years.

[Suga]

Omg!!! This is too huge. Hopefully I never see any.

[blueorchid]

bees:stark.. i don’t feel to good
*hornets basically thanos*

[princenoah]

My hat's off to the people finding and destroying these hornets. They are simply too dangerous to keep around. They can't be allowed to be here.

[blaqkyellow]

I seen one 2 years ago by the LAX airport warehouses

[whatbooks]

These Endor hornets will keep the stormtroopers busy!

[simsesworkshop]

Ahhh Asia, the gift that keeps on giving….