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12. That's true, of course.

Fri May 8, 2020, 10:32 AM

May 2020

I wonder how many of those Asian giant hornets there really are here, though. Not too many, I suspect.

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Murder Hornet? I Scoff at It. [View all] MineralMan May 2020 OP

we have them too, in AZ Kali May 2020 #1

Yes. Wherever there are tarantulas, you'll find those wasps. MineralMan May 2020 #6

Thanks but no thanks. MontanaMama May 2020 #3

Terrified of those things. I've removed certain white-flowering shrubs BusyBeingBest May 2020 #4

I'm fond of tarantulas, too. MineralMan May 2020 #7

Yikes ismnotwasm May 2020 #8

Well, except for your Giant Asian Hornets. BusyBeingBest May 2020 #9

That's true. Southern California is a desert, really. MineralMan May 2020 #10

They don't decimate honeybee colonies, however Cirque du So-What May 2020 #11

That's true, of course. MineralMan May 2020 #12

Japanese honeybees have evolved a smothering/overheating defense Cirque du So-What May 2020 #13

Dang, that's a big mofo happybird May 2020 #14

I know. I was warned about the tarantula hawks at a very early age. MineralMan May 2020 #15

not the same species, not close either. BGBD May 2020 #16

Yes. I know that. I'm presenting the Tarantula Hawk as even MineralMan May 2020 #19

did you see the video of BGBD May 2020 #24

I can't stand ANY bug that has a needle in it's ass. Archae May 2020 #18

I've never heard or seen one of those things PlanetBev May 2020 #20

They're not common, really. The only place you'd ever see them is MineralMan May 2020 #22

You're the first person other than myself who has ever shown an interest MineralMan May 2020 #23

I'm more concerned about our honey bees. Niagara May 2020 #25