Yellow-legged hornets are roughly half as big as murder hornets (about 0.7-1 inch long). As with other wasps and bees, yellow ...

They are close relatives of the Northern giant hornet, also known as the “murder hornet,” another ... honeybee hives to pick off unsuspecting bees as they enter and exit.

They are particularly threatening to honey bees and other native insects that ... are not to be confused with the headline grabbing “murder hornets” (Vespa mandarinia). They are a different ...

Each strike took just an instant, the predators snatching bees out of the air and then flying away with their victims, which would be carved up later and fed to the hornets’ own ravenous larvae.

Honeybees, common wasps and blow flies were most common, but there was also a wide range of flies, bees, butterflies, moths and spiders. Europe’s top three crop pollinators – the honeybee ...

Prey included a wide range of flies, wasps, bees, butterflies, moths and spiders, with honey bees, common wasps and blow flies most commonly found. While the hornets have a preference for honey ...

Yellow-legged hornets are roughly half as big as murder hornets (about 0.7-1 inch long). As with other wasps and bees, yellow-legged hornets can sting humans or animals if agitated, according to ...