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hornet

[hawr-nit] / ˈhɔr nɪt /


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A new online map has been launched for islanders to report Asian hornet sightings in Jersey.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

To investigate whether pond frogs evade or tolerate these potentially lethal stings, Sugiura presented individual adult frogs with workers of three hornet species, Vespa simillima, V. analis, and V. mandarinia, in controlled laboratory trials.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

As reported in the journal Ecosphere, Sugiura found clear evidence that adult pond frogs actively launched attacks on workers of all three hornet species.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

Sightings of the invading Asian or yellow-legged hornet, which arrived in the UK in 2016, are also on the rise.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

Gibbon said, “He lost half his strength. Most of them got taken prisoner. He’s mad as a hornet, lookin’ for somebody to blame it on.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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