Posted on 08/27/2021 8:37:41 AM PDT by fireman15
First spotted in the U.S. in 2019, Asian giant hornets—you know, murder hornets—have become an ongoing problem.
As if you don’t already have enough to worry about, murder hornets are now an annual problem in the U.S.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced that it located and eradicated the first nest of Asian giant hornets, better known by the much more catchy murder hornets, in the state this year. The nest contained some 1,500 hornets “in various stages of development,” WSDA said in a press release, and photos released by the department show many were in the pre-murder larval stage.
The discovery of the nest is good news in the sense that humans were able to murder the murder hornets before they could murder us or endangered bees. The bad news is, this is the third year in a row that murder hornets have been discovered in the state, where the homicidal insects were first spotted in 2019. The continual discovery of Asian giant hornets raises the specter that they could become an established invasive species in the U.S., which is why WSDA entomologists are encouraging the public to continue reporting any murder hornet they see.
“While we are glad to have found and eradicated this nest so early in the season, this detection proves how important public reporting continues to be,” Sven Spichiger, a WSDA managing entomologist, said in a statement. “We expect there are more nests out there and, like this one, we hope to find them before they can produce new queens. Your report may be the one that leads us to a nest.”
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Looks like Ghostbusters pollinated Spies Like Us and Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan.
Epic sci-fi film stuff right there....Attack of the Killer Murder Hornets!
“Surely we could make them tasty by deep frying them in some batter...”
Use fresh garlic. Everything tastes great when garlic is used in the preparation.
Served with a nice Chianti and Fava Beans?
Should we be scared of them too?
Put up a “Murder Hornet Sanctuary” sign at the edge of the property. It’ll discourage trespassers.
That guy is crazy!
When you see how is arm swelled up from one sting, you can just imagine what a swarm of these things would do to a human body.
Sorry to be a fact checker but thats a giant honey bee. Giant wasps and giant hornets dont have any hair.
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