But the real victim and biggest concern is the already declining honeybee population. Murder hornets were first spotted in Washington State in December, and beekeepers there are terrified. The...

2020年5月3日 · SEATTLE — When a pack of Asian giant hornets targets a hive of honeybees for slaughter, the carnage can be swift. The so-called murder hornets, which have surfaced for the first time in the...

2020年12月18日 · Did you know there's been a war going on for thousands of years, right under our noses? It involves one of the deadliest insects in the world, the murder hornet. And the humble, honey bee....

2021年11月9日 · When faced with a deadly 'murder' hornet, a new study has found Asian honeybees (Apis cerana) can respond with a complex repertoire of warning signals. These signals are so sophisticated, researchers have compared them to the alarm shrieks, fear screams, and panic calls of primates, birds, and meerkats.

2020年5月21日 · Japanese honeybees have evolved long enough with the hornet to learn how to protect themselves by forming a tight knot around the intruder, known as a “bee ball,” raising the hornet’s body...

2021年11月9日 · For the first time, the unique sounds honey bees (Apis cerana) use to alert members of their hive when giant “murder” hornets attack have been documented. These signals—including a newly described “antipredator pipe”—are the focus of new research from Wellesley College associate professor of biological sciences Heather Mattila and ...

2021年11月11日 · Asian honeybees (Apis cerana) will warn hive mates of an impending attack with their bodies when hornets are near. The bees cock their abdomens up in the air and vibrate their wings to make a...

2020年5月5日 · Researchers have observed Japanese honeybees specifically (as opposed to their European counterparts) forming "hot defensive bee balls" in order to collaboratively cook hornets at a temperature...

2020年5月21日 · When a murder hornet enters an Asian honey bee hive, the bees have learned to gather together in a ball-like swarm around the hornet, vibrating their wings to create heat and carbon dioxide until the hornet suffocates.

2 天之前 · SEATTLE — The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter of hours,