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Remember the Murder Hornets? Washington Department of Agriculture has found a nest. Video of Hornets entering/exiting nest in tree.
@raziink on the appropriate action.
@raziink on the appropriate action.
As far as "nuke it from orbit" jokes go, we do have an asteroid headed near us on November 2nd.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 1:23 PM on October 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 1:23 PM on October 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
Murder Hornets vs. Toxic Toupée Caterpillars
(don't drink from the trophy cup, if offered)
posted by Iris Gambol at 1:23 PM on October 23, 2020 [5 favorites]
(don't drink from the trophy cup, if offered)
posted by Iris Gambol at 1:23 PM on October 23, 2020 [5 favorites]
Go Pro. Quadcopter. Duct tape. Can of Raid.
Top Gun 2.
posted by dazed_one at 1:23 PM on October 23, 2020 [4 favorites]
Top Gun 2.
posted by dazed_one at 1:23 PM on October 23, 2020 [4 favorites]
I watched the video first and was disappointed not to see the tree blown up. However, the article says they are going to "eradicate the nest and remove the tree, if necessary" tomorrow.
posted by pangolin party at 1:24 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by pangolin party at 1:24 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
The video link says it's been removed.
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee at 1:25 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee at 1:25 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
Toxic Toupée Caterpillars
I came terrifyingly close to accidentally touching one of those things on a beach boardwalk about a month ago.
posted by saladin at 1:33 PM on October 23, 2020 [4 favorites]
I came terrifyingly close to accidentally touching one of those things on a beach boardwalk about a month ago.
posted by saladin at 1:33 PM on October 23, 2020 [4 favorites]
::Deep, terrified shudder.::
posted by Splunge at 1:43 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Splunge at 1:43 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
Ooooo! Did you guys see this video (linked in article) of the Murder Hornet larva calling to be fed? It's extremely unsettling, even to me, who likes wasps. Creepy!
posted by WalkerWestridge at 1:45 PM on October 23, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by WalkerWestridge at 1:45 PM on October 23, 2020 [4 favorites]
Just in case you missed it previously: STUNG by a GIANT HORNET!
Dude goes around the world getting stung by various venomous creatures. Murder Hornets hurt bad...
posted by zengargoyle at 1:46 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
Dude goes around the world getting stung by various venomous creatures. Murder Hornets hurt bad...
posted by zengargoyle at 1:46 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
2020 continues to deliver.
posted by longdaysjourney at 1:57 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by longdaysjourney at 1:57 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
Toxic Toupée Caterpillars? My wife found one on our front porch.
posted by doctornemo at 2:04 PM on October 23, 2020
posted by doctornemo at 2:04 PM on October 23, 2020
Was I the only one who yelled "Vamanos Children!" while watching that video of the hornet nest?
posted by Dmenet at 2:36 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Dmenet at 2:36 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
i don't wike it!
posted by seanmpuckett at 2:46 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by seanmpuckett at 2:46 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
The video link says it's been removed.
YT link; bonus video: one of them enjoying some strawberry jam.
posted by progosk at 3:05 PM on October 23, 2020
YT link; bonus video: one of them enjoying some strawberry jam.
posted by progosk at 3:05 PM on October 23, 2020
No. I refuse. No.
posted by The corpse in the library at 3:24 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by The corpse in the library at 3:24 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
Ahh, the other shoe has finally dropped. I wondered when they'd crop up in the news again.
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:47 PM on October 23, 2020
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:47 PM on October 23, 2020
While we're on the subject of horrible insects, large areas of the park near my house were cordoned off this summer. I'm new here in Amsterdam so I looked up what was going on and .. there was an invasion of processierups (oak processionary caterpillars) -- poisonous caterpillars with stinging hairs that release and blow around in the wind. Here is a video of people removing them from trees. Apparently they're becoming more and more of a problem in Europe as climate change pushes their habitat north.
posted by antinomia at 4:08 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by antinomia at 4:08 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
I love bugs, but, even for me, this has very quickly become the thread of nightmares.
nopenopenopenopenope. nuh-uh.
posted by sexyrobot at 4:24 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
nopenopenopenopenope. nuh-uh.
posted by sexyrobot at 4:24 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
those are just assault hornets. negligent homicide hornets at worst.
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 5:05 PM on October 23, 2020 [14 favorites]
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 5:05 PM on October 23, 2020 [14 favorites]
Hats off to whoever had the job of attaching radio trackers to the trapped giant hornets.
posted by Pallas Athena at 5:13 PM on October 23, 2020 [8 favorites]
posted by Pallas Athena at 5:13 PM on October 23, 2020 [8 favorites]
More information and videos (including a Q&A) at the WSDA youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmkuSeMqIVOcUz8i3ZP8MgA
posted by donpardo at 5:53 PM on October 23, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmkuSeMqIVOcUz8i3ZP8MgA
posted by donpardo at 5:53 PM on October 23, 2020
In the early 80's, in Okinawa, I saw a television program segment on these things. At one point, a person in full-bee-armor agitated a couple of the hornets, which proceeded to sting the ever-loving-crap out of a slab of steak that was fastened to the suit. The close-up shots of the stingers stabbing and stabbing and stabbing was, um, *instructive*. Put me on team "Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
posted by coppertop at 6:31 PM on October 23, 2020 [7 favorites]
posted by coppertop at 6:31 PM on October 23, 2020 [7 favorites]
Large scale infestations of murder hornets are so 2021 ...
posted by mbo at 8:32 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by mbo at 8:32 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
ZOMg MuRdER wtf BBQ$&!!
Come on.
I thought we were better than this.
entomologists say that's an irresponsible name for the species, Vespa mandarinia
When even Reddit and mashable have stopped using a sensationalized made-up-for-clicks name, maybe we should think about avoiding it too. Kind of kills of any chance of worthwhile discussion.
It's just ignorant fearmongering clickbait. Pfaugh.
posted by SaltySalticid at 8:44 PM on October 23, 2020 [4 favorites]
Come on.
I thought we were better than this.
entomologists say that's an irresponsible name for the species, Vespa mandarinia
When even Reddit and mashable have stopped using a sensationalized made-up-for-clicks name, maybe we should think about avoiding it too. Kind of kills of any chance of worthwhile discussion.
It's just ignorant fearmongering clickbait. Pfaugh.
posted by SaltySalticid at 8:44 PM on October 23, 2020 [4 favorites]
It's Chekhov's murder hornet!
posted by tavella at 10:24 PM on October 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by tavella at 10:24 PM on October 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
When even Reddit and mashable have stopped using a sensationalized made-up-for-clicks name, maybe we should think about avoiding it too
Most hornets are murder hornets, if you consider killing fellow arthropods. You wanna be squicked out by Vespa, lets talk about all the little buddies of the "paralyze a host and lay your eggs in it" variety.
It's a big-ass wasp - they're invasive and sting-y, but also kinda neat. You know what's a lot scarier and more likely to kill your average American? A fucking car.
posted by aspersioncast at 9:30 AM on October 24, 2020 [7 favorites]
Most hornets are murder hornets, if you consider killing fellow arthropods. You wanna be squicked out by Vespa, lets talk about all the little buddies of the "paralyze a host and lay your eggs in it" variety.
It's a big-ass wasp - they're invasive and sting-y, but also kinda neat. You know what's a lot scarier and more likely to kill your average American? A fucking car.
posted by aspersioncast at 9:30 AM on October 24, 2020 [7 favorites]
I'm ok with people referring to them as murder hornets if an only if they agree that we refer to ourselves as murder humans, as we have certainly killed more of our own than these wasps.
posted by kmkrebs at 5:13 PM on October 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by kmkrebs at 5:13 PM on October 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
These look like photos from the set of a sci-fi film but they actually show Washington State Dept of Agriculture workers in protective suits vacuuming hundreds of 2-inch-long invasive Asian giant hornets from the first nest found in the U.S.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 9:55 PM on October 24, 2020
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 9:55 PM on October 24, 2020
Attended with rank eponystery. ↑
Murder Hornets really sucked.
posted by y2karl at 11:19 PM on October 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
Regardless of name or how "neat" they should be eradicated in North America. They got here due to humans, and if they become common the harm to native species will far outweigh the impact to managed hives or the occasional hiker stepping on a hive.
The hype is overdone nationally, but media isn't very regional anymore. If you're in a 100-mile radius of Blaine, you should act. Pay attention and possibly put out a elective trap, at least in active seasons. We all need to work together to eradicate these from the continent.
posted by netowl at 10:46 PM on October 25, 2020 [3 favorites]
The hype is overdone nationally, but media isn't very regional anymore. If you're in a 100-mile radius of Blaine, you should act. Pay attention and possibly put out a elective trap, at least in active seasons. We all need to work together to eradicate these from the continent.
posted by netowl at 10:46 PM on October 25, 2020 [3 favorites]
lets talk about all the little buddies of the "paralyze a host and lay your eggs in it" variety
I feel like maybe there's a German word for the combination of emotions I felt a few years back when I saw a big hornworm caterpillar on our backyard tomatoes covered with emerging braconid wasps, looking like the top right photo here.
posted by exogenous at 11:09 AM on October 26, 2020
I feel like maybe there's a German word for the combination of emotions I felt a few years back when I saw a big hornworm caterpillar on our backyard tomatoes covered with emerging braconid wasps, looking like the top right photo here.
posted by exogenous at 11:09 AM on October 26, 2020
Followup about the eradication of the nest, including comments on the threat these hornets pose to the apple and berry harvests in the Pacific Northwest.
posted by heatherlogan at 6:48 AM on October 27, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by heatherlogan at 6:48 AM on October 27, 2020 [1 favorite]
Livescience: 200 'murder hornet' queens found inside first US nest of this invasive insect
"The nest, the first ever discovered in the United States, was destroyed on Oct. 24. State Department of Agriculture employees vacuumed the invasive hornets from the nest and found only worker hornets. Five days later, though, after they'd removed the nest from its tree and cracked it open, they found 76 live queens and 108 more still developing in their tiny cell capsules. "
posted by bz at 6:54 PM on November 14, 2020 [2 favorites]
"The nest, the first ever discovered in the United States, was destroyed on Oct. 24. State Department of Agriculture employees vacuumed the invasive hornets from the nest and found only worker hornets. Five days later, though, after they'd removed the nest from its tree and cracked it open, they found 76 live queens and 108 more still developing in their tiny cell capsules. "
posted by bz at 6:54 PM on November 14, 2020 [2 favorites]
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