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The Murder Hornet AKA the Giant Asian Hornet has been spotting in the United States. With queens that can grow to two inches long, Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young. For larger targets, the hornet’s potent venom and stinger — long enough to puncture a beekeeping suit — make for an excruciating combination that victims have likened to hot metal driving into their skin. Asian giant hornets can fly at speeds up to 20 miles per hour and their stings are described as feeling like “red hot thumbtacks.” Fun! There’s a new invasive species on American soil, and it’s particularly terrifying. The first reports that Asian giant hornets, a species that entomologists simply call “murder hornets,” were filed last fall in Washington state. In the intervening months, researchers have worked to eradicate the hornets’ burgeoning populations, according to the New York Times. Invasive species in general can wreak havoc (pdf) on ecosystems. A lack of natural predators allows many to overrun local flora and fauna, sometimes driving them to extinction. But the Asian giant hornet, native to the warmer climates of Asia, is really bad news in the US. “If it becomes established, this hornet will have negative impacts on the environment, economy, and public health of Washington State,” according to the state’s agriculture department. Asian Giant Hornet,asian giant hornet sting,asian hornet,hornet,Japanese,giant,honeybee,battle,fight,predation,predator,defense,kill,weird,deadly,dangerous,nat geo,natgeo,animals,wildlife,science,survival,nature,giant asian hornet,giant hornet,murder hornet,killer hornets,murder hornets,STUNG by a GIANT HORNET,japanese giant hornet,Brave Wilderness,giant wasp,giant bee ❤️ If you find my content helpful, become a subscriber - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnf_4MBIr--PcLdQyKuGzPQ?sub_confirmation=1. How To Make The Perfect Latte Or Cappuccino - https://youtu.be/lSX5h1n3KGA Share this video with a YouTuber friend: https://youtu.be/lSX5h1n3KGA Watch my most recent upload: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnf_4MBIr--PcLdQyKuGzPQ?view_as=subscriber Seattle has a new serial killer https://youtu.be/kofn7QHv0hE Welcome to Seattle Blink and it’s changed: Seattle can be that ephemeral. Welcome to a city that heralds innovation and nature; a city always marching toward the future. Local Flavor First time in Seattle? Make a beeline for its proverbial pantry: Pike Place Market. It was founded in 1907 to fortify locals with fresh Northwest produce, and its long-held mantra of ‘meet the producer’ still echoes enthusiastically around a city where every restaurateur worth their salt knows the name of their fishmonger and the biography of the cow that became yesterday’s burgers. It doesn’t take long to realize that you’ve arrived in a city of well-educated palates and wildly experimental chefs who are willing to fuse American cuisine with just about anything – as long as it’s local. A United States of Neighborhoods Visitors setting out to explore Seattle should think of the city as a United States of Neighborhoods or – to put it in more human terms – a family consisting of affectionate but sometimes errant members. There’s the aloof, elegant one (Queen Anne), the social butterfly (Capitol Hill), the artistic, bearded one (Fremont), the effortlessly cool one (Ballard), the grizzled old patriarch (Pioneer Square), the precocious adolescent still carving out its identity (South Lake Union) and the one who lives out of town (West Seattle). You’ll never fully understand Seattle until you’ve spent a bit of time with them all. Micro-businesses To outsiders, Seattle is an industrious creator of macro-brands. To insiders, it’s a city of micro-businesses and boundary-pushing grassroots movements. For proof, dip into the third-wave coffee shops, the microbreweries with their casual tasting rooms or the cozy informal bookstores that remain rock solid in a city that spawned Amazon. Then there are the latest national trends that Seattle has helped popularize: craft cider, weed dispensaries, specialist pie-makers, vegan ice cream that's actually good, and chic donuts, to name a few. Hit the streets and you'll see there’s far more to this city than Starbucks, Nordstrom and Boeing. A Walk on the Weird Side Seattle's current reputation as the town that spawned Amazon and Starbucks won't give you the full picture of the city's oddball cultural heritage. Crisscross its urban grid and you’ll find all kinds of apparitions: a rocket sticking out of a building; a museum built to resemble a smashed-up electric guitar; glass orbs in wooden canoes; a statue of Lenin; a mural made of used chewing gum; fish-tossing market traders; and a museum dedicated to antique pinball machines (that you can still play).