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

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

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

However, in 2024 a DNA analysis confirmed that the Asian hornet survived its first winter in the UK.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Henry accelerated; the humming of the propeller shrilled from hornet to wasp, from wasp to mosquito; the speedometer showed that they were rising at the best part of two kilo-metres a minute.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley