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hornet

[hawr-nit] / ˈhɔr nɪt /


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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

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

If you spot an Asian hornet, take a photograph of it and upload it to the Asian Hornet Watch app.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Let’s return to one of our original questions: Why don’t our institutions, with the exception of the hornet eradication apparatus, work?

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2024

I roll my eyes and then hear someone laugh without a trace of hornet hum.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson