A sharp rise in sightings of the oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) has been recorded across Andalucía, with confirmed ...

The Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) doesn't have to worry about assigning a designated driver on a wasp night out, or recovering from a hangover in the morning. A new study identifies it as the ...

An interesting study from researchers at the Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel reveals that the oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis), an insect capable of turning sunlight into electricity using ...

Vespa orientalis fed an 80-percent-ethanol brew still did hornet tasks and had normal life spans. This trick may be an adaptation to gut-dwelling yeast. Skip to content.

The adult Vespa Orientalis can reach up to 3 centimeters in length and is venomous. Its diet is based on capturing bees in flight, but it often invades beehives, destroying them from within.

The diet of the oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) consists of nectar and ripe fruits, including grapes. This fruit contains sugar that, when it naturally ferments over time , turns into ethanol ...

This behaviour has also developed among honeybees in Cyprus towards the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis), which in Greece and Italy has long posed threats to honeybees.

Cyprian honeybees don't smother their enemies with kindness — they just smother them to death, research shows. This novel strategy has never been seen before in insects, "and probably in all ...

Harvesting sunlight for energy isn't just for plants anymore. Scientists in Israel and the UK have discovered that the Oriental Hornet (Vespa orientalis) has a special 'solar panel' that it uses to ...

Citations M. Plotkin et al. Solar energy harvesting in the epicuticle of the oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis). Naturwissenschaften. Vol. 97, December, 2010, p. 1067. doi: 10.1007/s00114-010-0728-1 ...

Cyprian honeybees face a different predator, the Oriental hornet Vespa orientalis and unlike its wimpier cousin V.velutina, this species can take the heat.