As if viruses weren't enough, here comes the Murder Hornets!

NobodyHere · 05-04-2020, 10:33 AM

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/murder-...united-states/

Good gravy, hornets 3 times as big as your standard variety hornet. If these things come to northern Ohio I'm moving.

molson · 05-04-2020, 11:03 AM

There are some fascinating and terrifying videos of these guys on youtube. I watched one murder hornet colony v. murder hornet colony battle. In another one, a bee hive lured one in and then swarmed and killed it. They didn't even sting it to death, they roasted it alive somehow by raising its body temperature. For revenge, I guess. (Bees in their native territories have learned to deal with them, of course bees here have not.)

molson · 05-04-2020, 11:43 AM

I can't even believe I remember this, but there was actually a thread here about murder hornets in 2004. (We didn't call them that back then, but they're one in the same)

30 Hornets vs. 30,000 Bees - Front Office Football Central

The video from the thread no longer works, but you can find variations of it on youtube.

30 Japanese Giant Hornets kill 30,000 Honey Bees - YouTube

Though I prefer the ones where the bees win:

Japanese Giant Hornet Scout Killed by Asian Bees YouTube - YouTube

Kodos · 05-04-2020, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

There are some fascinating and terrifying videos of these guys on youtube. I watched one murder hornet colony v. murder hornet colony battle. In another one, a bee hive lured one in and then swarmed and killed it. They didn't even sting it to death, they roasted it alive somehow by raising its body temperature. For revenge, I guess. (Bees in their native territories have learned to deal with them, of course bees here have not.)

I saw that probably a year ago. Amazing stuff.

JPhillips · 05-04-2020, 12:36 PM

I've had cicada killers in my yard, and while they aren't generally aggressive, they are huge. Aggressive hornets the size of cicada killers sound awful.

IlliniCub · 05-04-2020, 01:13 PM

But can the murder hornets attack a human with covid and then pass covid to their next victim?

Kodos · 05-04-2020, 01:32 PM

Or maybe their stings are filled with light and hornet disinfectant that will CURE COVID-19!

sterlingice · 05-04-2020, 02:16 PM

These murder hornets?

SI

GrantDawg · 05-05-2020, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JPhillips

I've had cicada killers in my yard, and while they aren't generally aggressive, they are huge. Aggressive hornets the size of cicada killers sound awful.

I work in pest control. Every year, we get the calls of panic about the giant bees/wasps/hornets/yellow jackets around the cicada killers season. People don't know what they are and completely freak out. I try to tell them they are harmless, and the best course of action to get rid of them is swat them with a tennis racket. I can only imagine this year, every cicada killers call is going to be a murder hornet call. *sigh*

CrimsonFox · 05-05-2020, 06:39 AM

I guess this belongs here too...

tarcone · 05-05-2020, 07:44 AM

AnalBumCover · 05-05-2020, 08:21 AM

Kodos · 05-05-2020, 08:46 AM

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That seems like an insane thing to do.

NobodyHere · 05-05-2020, 08:49 AM

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That seems like an insane thing to do.

It could be the next tide pod challenge!

CrimsonFox · 05-06-2020, 05:56 PM

Asian 'murder hornets' are also a beloved snack in Japan

CrimsonFox · 05-06-2020, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

These murder hornets?

SI

This is the one TRUE Hornet!

CrimsonFox · 05-06-2020, 06:02 PM

thealmighty · 05-06-2020, 09:59 PM

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If you enjoyed that (or threw-up), find videos of a show called "Kings of Pain." I believe it was on History Channel.

Warhammer · 05-06-2020, 10:55 PM

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So the Hornet evolved into the Urbanmech? I never knew that!

Lathum · 05-07-2020, 09:54 AM

Praying Mantis eats Murder Hornet pic.twitter.com/CNXQAetp0g
— Nature is Metal (@NaturelsMetal) May 7, 2020

Lathum · 05-07-2020, 10:39 AM

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HE reminds me of Steve Carrell getting waxed ion 40 year old virgin

CrimsonFox · 05-07-2020, 11:01 AM

watching that hornet video now...wow
I do hope that starts a wave of getting stung challenges

Kodos · 05-07-2020, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

Praying Mantis eats Murder Hornet pic.twitter.com/CNXQAetp0g
— Nature is Metal (@NaturelsMetal) May 7, 2020

The Mantis nailed the hornet so fast!

"Nothing to see here. Just a friendly praying mantis. No need to worry. WHA-BAMMMM! I'm eating your head!"

Lathum · 05-07-2020, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

The Mantis nailed the hornet so fast!

"Nothing to see here. Just a friendly praying mantis. No need to worry. WHA-BAMMMM! I'm eating your head!"

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a murder hornets head?

NobodyHere · 05-07-2020, 04:12 PM

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The Mantis nailed the hornet so fast!

"Nothing to see here. Just a friendly praying mantis. No need to worry. WHA-BAMMMM! I'm eating your head!"

If we ever get deadly mantises, I'm also leaving,

molson · 05-07-2020, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

The Mantis nailed the hornet so fast!

To be fair, it did take him a bit to locate the delicious gooey brain material.

NobodyHere · 03-15-2022, 08:50 PM

Sex traps can lure thousands of male giant hornets to their death, study finds

Go Science!

The Beginning of the End predicted the correct way to kill giant bugs.

Kodos · 03-15-2022, 09:18 PM

One night in heaven…

CrimsonFox · 03-15-2022, 09:38 PM

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This is the one TRUE Hornet!

good I posted a picture of Kurt Rambis. As it should be...

05-04-2020, 11:03 AM	#2
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	There are some fascinating and terrifying videos of these guys on youtube. I watched one murder hornet colony v. murder hornet colony battle. In another one, a bee hive lured one in and then swarmed and killed it. They didn't even sting it to death, they roasted it alive somehow by raising its body temperature. For revenge, I guess. (Bees in their native territories have learned to deal with them, of course bees here have not.) Last edited by molson : 05-04-2020 at 11:03 AM.

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JPhillips General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	I've had cicada killers in my yard, and while they aren't generally aggressive, they are huge. Aggressive hornets the size of cicada killers sound awful. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

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IlliniCub High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2012	But can the murder hornets attack a human with covid and then pass covid to their next victim? Last edited by IlliniCub : 05-04-2020 at 01:13 PM.

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Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Or maybe their stings are filled with light and hornet disinfectant that will CURE COVID-19! __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

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05-04-2020, 11:43 AM	#3
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I can't even believe I remember this, but there was actually a thread here about murder hornets in 2004. (We didn't call them that back then, but they're one in the same) 30 Hornets vs. 30,000 Bees - Front Office Football Central The video from the thread no longer works, but you can find variations of it on youtube. 30 Japanese Giant Hornets kill 30,000 Honey Bees - YouTube Though I prefer the ones where the bees win: Japanese Giant Hornet Scout Killed by Asian Bees YouTube - YouTube

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CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	I guess this belongs here too...

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CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Asian 'murder hornets' are also a beloved snack in Japan

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Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Praying Mantis eats Murder Hornet pic.twitter.com/CNXQAetp0g — Nature is Metal (@NaturelsMetal) May 7, 2020

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CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	watching that hornet video now...wow I do hope that starts a wave of getting stung challenges

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