The Asian hornet. The killer bees and not only.

Today became an unwitting witness to a murder. Sorry the phone was far away and I don't have time to run for it.
It was all over.
One bumblebee was less on this earth. He fought for his life, but lost. The hornet.

Amazing. So early hornet I haven't seen. Maybe the whole thing in high temperature. We now have 22 degrees of heat, and further weather promises to be hot.

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Bumblebee also apparently just woke up and could hardly move and it played a crucial role. Actually bumblebee is a worthy opponent to our European hornets. But with the Asian struggle.

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The Asian hornet I saw in Vietnam. Is certainly impressive.

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I heard that they even eat. Fried. But often typically the hornets they eat all living things who can cope.

First think of the killers of bees. But this is not true. Bees are not the main diet of their food. Just found a hive is a good production.
Single hornet, with powerful jaws that can easily kill hundreds of bees.

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But the Asian bees developed security system. They attack the hornet crowd and literally enshroud his body. Simultaneously vibrate their abdomen. Inside the coil temperature begins to rise. Bees can withstand up to 50 degrees, and the hornet dies at a temperature of 47 degrees.

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Of course killing more than a dozen of bees, but they sacrifice themselves for the sake of the whole hive.
In General, the Asian bees can withstand attack up to 35 hornets. The cost of heavy losses.
But if the invader is more, the fate of the beehive is sad.
Therefore, it is important for bees to catch and kill the so-called scout. That he could not fly and the cause of a Armada of killers.

European honey bees are completely defenseless against the Asian hornet. Since they do not occur together in nature. So attempts to breed European bees in Asia have a very sad result.

But the Asian hornet eats not only bees and honey out of the ruined hives. He might attack the mantis, a frog and even a Scorpion. Can grab and tarantula. But with a Scorpion and a tarantula already obtained the fight equal. Who first stung the winner. In many YouTube videos on the subject.

Hornet look like ants, who will not want to miss to eat. No wonder they are distant relatives.

The life of a hornet short. In just one season. Winter remains the only female. Before hibernation is mating season. Then the males die.
Nature always tries to sacrifice male individuals.

In the spring the female emerges and begins to look for food and build the nest.
A female hornet and ate a sleepy bumblebee in my garden.