In 2013, unusually dry and warm weather in China's Shaanxi province created ideal conditions for a different subspecies of the Asian giant hornet, resulting in more than 1,600 stings and 41 deaths.

Two unusual hornets—striking, with orange and black markings and long stingers—were spotted near Blaine, Washington, in late 2019. Subsequent investigation revealed they were Asian giant ...

Murder hornets, or Asian giant hornets, are large, aggressive insects known for their painful sting. ... The murder hornet's stinger is so long that it can penetrate even protective garments.

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.

When the northern giant hornet—nicknamed the “murder hornet”—first showed up in Washington state in 2019, it sparked a wave ...

If that's not horrifying enough, the Asian giant hornet's stingers are long enough to poke through beekeepers' suits that usually protect humans from bee stings. In 2018, ...

An Asian giant hornet, the largest pest of its kind, was found near the US-Canada border. It’s fearsome, but it’s less of a risk to humans than it is to honeybees.

To signal danger to each other, hornets emit substances known as alarm pheromones. Next to each hornet’s stinger is a gland that contains both venom for stinging and alarm pheromones for calling ...

Asian giant hornets are more than double the size of honeybees, and have a wingspan measuring more than three inches. The insects also have a large stinger filled with venom that contains ...

Vespa mandarinia, the northern giant hornet, sports a big head with huge round eyes and giant pincer-like mandibles; its two-inch long body carries a quarter-inch stinger. Alpsdake via Wikimedia ...

Giant hornets, dubbed "murder hornets," have been eradicated in the U.S., ... The 2-inch-long hornet, with a stinger longer than that of a typical wasp, can deliver potent venom, ...