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The mayor of Aurillac, Pierre Mathonier, was reported as saying that Asian hornets threatening a beehive may have been the catalyst for the attack.

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This feeling of certainty and Scotland sit as well together as a hornets' nest and a big stick.

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“Political leaders are all afraid of poking the hornet’s nest and taking a stand.”

"I very quickly realised that I had kicked a really nasty hornets' nest," Spinks told us.

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During autumn, the hornets shift from foraging and nest expansion to reproduction.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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