Murder Hornets Have Appeared in the US
As if the Coronavirus wasn’t enough, now the giant Murder Hornet has made it’s way to North America.
The murder hornets are up to 2 inches long, have large yellow-orange heads with prominent teardrop eyes, and a black and yellow tiger striped abdomen.
The hornet has a stinger long enough to puncture a beekeeper suit and the sting has been described as “hot metal driving into their skin”.
The hornet kill, yes, kill, as many as 50 people a year in Japan.
The hornets attack bee hives, ripping the heads off the bees and returning to the hive with the thoraxes to use for food.
The first sightings in North America have been in Washington state and Canada.
Invasive 'murder hornets' have appeared in the United States and officials worry they're here to stay https://t.co/D8wYEB3qzz
— TIME (@TIME) May 2, 2020
