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What are Asian giant hornets, and are they really dangerous? 5 questions answered

  • Written by Akito Y Kawahara, Associate Professor and Curator of Insects, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
Asian giant hornets (_Vespa mandarinia japonica_) drinking sap from tree bark in Japan.Alpsdake/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Editor’s note: According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in North America – were found in northwest Washington state in late 2019, and a hornet colony was found and...

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