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Native bee species could be 'wiped out' as Asian hornets spread across UK, conservationists warn
Experts sound alarm over increased frequency of sightings from Yorkshire to Cornwall
Nature is a bitch
An Asian hornet seen near Nantes in France, where the insect is said to have first entered Europe in 2004
An Asian hornet seen near Nantes in France, where the insect is said to have first entered Europe in 2004,
Britain's native bee species face being “wiped out” by a "highly aggressive" Asian hornet, conservationists have warned after the invasive insect was spotted in two locations at opposite ends of the country.
The honey bee-killing Asian hornet, which is believed to have first arrived in Europe on crates imported from China to France in 2004, has been confirmed at locations in Liskeard, Cornwall and Hull |
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Found one in Gloucestershire years ago. Big bugger scaring my workforce so I captured it, sent pictures to the Natural History Museum and they confirmed it. |
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A single Asian Hornet can singlehandedly wipe out an entire bee colony (they’re effectively armour plated and are thus impervious to the desperately ineffectual attempts from the soldier bees to stop them)  |
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"A single Asian Hornet can singlehandedly wipe out an entire bee colony (they’re effectively armour plated and are thus impervious to the desperately ineffectual attempts from the soldier bees to stop them) "
So I shouldn't have released it then? |
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It is true and iv had to report one myself! Doubtfull on the agression though, i held this one on a towel on my hand! Found in my works laundry, i had to expell it due to my workplace being a carehome and i didnt at that time know with what i was dealing. When i later researched it, i was shocked but pleased id seen one, pretty cool find and a friendly lil guy!
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"A single Asian Hornet can singlehandedly wipe out an entire bee colony (they’re effectively armour plated and are thus impervious to the desperately ineffectual attempts from the soldier bees to stop them)
So I shouldn't have released it then?"
Hopefully, it will have found a pesky wasps nest to attack instead (wasp descrimination here)  |
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"It is true and iv had to report one myself! Doubtfull on the agression though, i held this one on a towel on my hand! Found in my works laundry, i had to expell it due to my workplace being a carehome and i didnt at that time know with what i was dealing. When i later researched it, i was shocked but pleased id seen one, pretty cool find and a friendly lil guy!
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Aggressive behaviour towards humans from the Asian Hornet usually occur when the soldiers perceive the intruder as a threat to their colony. In Japan for instance, there have been many human fatalities amongst forest workers, who have unwittingly come into close proximity with hornet nests during the course of their work.
A solitary hornet scout conversely, is likely no more aggressive than a native wasp here....but don’t hold me to that for anyone getting stung |
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"It is true and iv had to report one myself! Doubtfull on the agression though, i held this one on a towel on my hand! Found in my works laundry, i had to expell it due to my workplace being a carehome and i didnt at that time know with what i was dealing. When i later researched it, i was shocked but pleased id seen one, pretty cool find and a friendly lil guy!
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Aggressive behaviour towards humans from the Asian Hornet usually occur when the soldiers perceive the intruder as a threat to their colony. In Japan for instance, there have been many human fatalities amongst forest workers, who have unwittingly come into close proximity with hornet nests during the course of their work.
A solitary hornet scout conversely, is likely no more aggressive than a native wasp here....but don’t hold me to that for anyone getting stung "
They seem nasty bastards
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