The Asian giant hornet, known scientifically as Vespa mandarinia, carries a venom that destroys red blood cells, which can result in kidney failure and death, said Justin O. Schmidt, an ...

Ultimately, Peterson concluded that the "excruciating" sting of the Asian giant hornet was the second-most painful in the world—next to the executioner wasp of Central and South America.

What The Sting Wound From Those Killer Hornets In China Looks Like By Geoffrey Ingersoll 2013-10-03T17:37:00Z ...

1/4 inch in length Capable of puncturing thick clothing A honeybee’s venom is more toxic than that of the Asian giant hornet, but given it’s size and the fact it can repeatedly sting their ...

The biggest hornet on the planet has been spotted in the United States for the first time. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has confirmed at least four sightings of the Asian ...

In August, officials in Canada issues a pest alert and destroyed a large colony of Asian giant hornets after they were found in British Columbia for the first time, according to the WSDA.

If you think you’ve spotted an Asian giant hornet, you can file a report with the state Department of Agriculture on its website at agr.wa.gov/hornets or by calling 1-800-443-6684.

The existing names have already become part of the lexicon, with searches for “murder hornet” and “Asian giant hornet” producing 8,940,000 and 16,600,000 results on Google respectively.

Late last year, two Asian giant hornets — a species not known to live in North America — were found in northwest Washington state, and a hornet colony was found and eliminated in British ...

The Asian Giant Hornet’s Dangerous Sting. This is a social species that lives in colonies. Workers can measure 1 to 1.5 inches long, while queens can reach 2 inches.

Why are ‘murder hornet’ stings so intense? Asian giant hornets, two of which have been seen in the U.S., have relatively toxic venom, which can cause great pain—and, rarely, death.

Two weeks after an invasive Asian giant hornet was discovered near Custer — the first in Washington state this year — a second one has been found, this time in Bellingham.