Most People's 'Worst Nightmare' Has Landed in America a murder hornet.

I got stung by a regular bee once. My son and I were vending at an outside church event. I had on a long dress. That fresh bee went up my dress and stung me on my thigh. One of the church members had to go get me some ice it burned so bad. I had to sit in their ladies lounge for quite awhile icing it. I would hate to experience anything worse.
 
I was just watching that this morning, too. It IS disturbing; but good to know that the hornets at least have such a formidable enemy. That Praying mantis made short work of the hornet, and the hornets stinger didn’t even get close, because the mantis has that long body and once he grabbed the hornet, that was the end of the hornet being able to do anything.
I had no idea that a praying mantis had such a voracious appetite !
 
May be a nuisance but certainly never anyone's worst nightmare unless you're allergic. Another 'sky is falling' headline meant to alarm rather than inform.
 
I just saw on the news 2 or 3 of these hornets can wipe out a colony of honey bees. Honey bees are already facing extinction. This is not good.
 
RadishRose said:
WARNING, may be disturbing.

Preying Mantis vs Murder Hornet

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The praying mantis that hung out on my screen last fall formed an egg case on my butterfly bush. I've been hoping to see hatchlings, but am starting to fear that they are not viable. In a battle between the mantis and hornets, I'm rooting for the mantis! And, if they fill up on wasps, I'll be less worried about them attacking the hummingbirds!
 

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