Killing People
They are very aggressiveNot only is the Asian Giant Hornet equipped with a stinger that is about 1/4 of an inch long, but it their sting is venomous. Their venom is composed of eight different chemicals which cause complications with breathing, skin degeneration, hiv, anaphylactic shock, and even renal failure.
Pheromones injected by their stinger informs the rest of the hornets to sting you until you are able to get away. Good luck trying to outrun these giants, estimations put their top speed at 25 mph and they have been known to travel 60 miles when chasing their dinner. Victims can be stung multiple times due to the fact that their stingers do not have a barb, they remain attached.
You might be thinking well at least they are half-way around the world, but reports have indicated that these deadly insects have been spotted in Arlington Heights, Illinois.The method used by these insects to hunt for food resembles a military movement. Scouts are sent out to locate potential prey and when they find it they mark it with a pheromone and return their nest. When they return, they bring along 30 Asian Giant Hornets and they will begin their attack. It only takes this group of hornets three hours or so to kill a hive of about 30,000 honeybees and their intent is to find the larvae in the nest. They then bring back the larvae to their own nest to feed themselves, Queen Vissy and the rest of the hive.
The warmer fall and winter months have recently allowed these insects to dramatically increase their population number.
It is believed that these giants are invading areas populated with humans because of rising temperatures as well as deforestation. They are migrating from their native habitat into cities which means that the chances are greater that the numbers of attacks will increase.
Humans are the only predator for the Asian Giant Hornet, which are the apex predator in their native habitat.
