hornet

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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

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

Asian hornet nests are often found in hedges or near to the ground.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Turner watched a small yellow hornet buzz listlessly around the pulpit as the priests of the Hebrew host organized their march.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt