hornet

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A hornet sting can trigger sharp pain, tissue damage, and serious systemic problems such as the destruction of red blood cells and cardiac dysfunction, any of which can be fatal.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

This suggests that the frogs in the study may have developed a dual resistance to both the painful and harmful effects of hornet venom, allowing them to successfully hunt and consume hornet workers.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

All of those within the hive need fed and the Asian hornet can eat up to 50 honey bees a day.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

In England, bee inspectors have been playing their part in the fight against the Asian hornet.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Henry accelerated; the humming of the propeller shrilled from hornet to wasp, from wasp to mosquito; the speedometer showed that they were rising at the best part of two kilo-metres a minute.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley