They can also inflict powerful stings on humans ... counterparts in Europe and North America lacked similar defences. Asian hornets have recently been detected in North America where they have ...

When it comes to stinging insects, wasps are some of the most feared creatures out there. Unlike honeybees, which can only sting once, most wasps can sting multiple times, injecting painful venom with ...

This yellow-legged beastie is a hornet species indigenous to Southeast Asia, and due to their habit of hunting honeybees, ...

Asian hornets have an orange head when viewed from the front. Their bodies are almost entirely black with fine yellow stripes and an orange 4th segment near their stinger. Their legs are bright ...

The 2-inch (5cm) long Asian giant hornets, Vespa mandarinia, have been found in Washington state. Multiple stings are deadly to humans and in their "slaughter phase" the hornets destroy honeybees ...

Michael Sheehan, aged 56, died while gardening at his home in Cork after being stung by a swarm of wasps. Mr Sheehan was ...

The northern giant hornet, sometimes nicknamed the “murder hornet,” is also the same species as the previously-spotted “Asian giant hornet ... The hornet’s stinger is longer than ...