Asian giant hornet
vespa mandarinia latin

It is the only known predator of the Asian giant hornet.

In contrast, multiple Asian giant hornets stings are, in fact, more dangerous.

Each year in Japan, the human death toll caused by Asian giant hornet stings is around 30-40.

It should not be confused with the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia).

The stings of the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica) are the most venomous known.

Although formidable, the Chinese Mantis is preyed on by birds and the Asian Giant Hornet in its native range.

The Asian giant hornet is intensely predatory; it hunts medium- to large-sized insects, such as bees, other hornet species, and mantises.

When an Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) scout locates and approaches a Japanese honeybee hive it will emit specific pheromonal hunting signals.

The Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica) is a subspecies of the Asian giant hornet (V. mandarinia).

The greater lethality of Japanese giant hornet stings-as well as the closely related Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)-results from a considerably larger volume of venom being injected per sting.

Although a handful of Asian giant hornets can easily defeat the uncoordinated defenses of a honey bee colony, the Japanese honey bee (Apis cerana japonica) has evolved an effective strategy.

In the case of tropical species (e.g., V. tropica), life histories may well differ, and in species with both tropical and temperate distributions (such as the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia), it is conceivable that the cycle depends on latitude.

The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the subspecies Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica), colloquially known as the yak-killer hornet, is the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia.

The stinger of the Asian giant hornet is about 6 mm ( in) in length, and injects an especially potent venom that contains, like many bee and wasp venoms, a cytolytic peptide (specifically, a mastoparan) that can damage tissue by stimulating phospholipase action, in addition to its own intrinsic phospholipase.

It should not be confused with the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia).

The stings of the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica) are the most venomous known.

Beetles, Stag beetles, butterfly, Vespa mandarinia japonica gather to reach this sap.

When an Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) scout locates and approaches a Japanese honeybee hive it will emit specific pheromonal hunting signals.

The Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica) is a subspecies of the Asian giant hornet (V. mandarinia).

If three or more giant hornets, formally called Vespa mandarinia japonica, gather at a beehive, they switch from individual hunting behavior to an attack en masse that results in the slaughter of thousands of bees.

The greater lethality of Japanese giant hornet stings-as well as the closely related Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)-results from a considerably larger volume of venom being injected per sting.

The toxicity per weight of Vespa luctuosa venom is higher than that of the Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica), which has an LD of 4.1 mg/kg, but which is responsible for many more human deaths than Vespa luctuosa.

The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the subspecies Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica), colloquially known as the yak-killer hornet, is the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia.