hornet

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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

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

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

He told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme that the insects in Northern Ireland "haven't got the same defences that the natural prey for this hornet would have in southeast Asia".

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

I was just mad as a hornet because I knew what was wrong with the car and they wouldn’t let me do anything about it.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein