Asian hornet
The Asian hornet is a hornet from Southeast Asia that has spread to many other countries, including most of Europe, where it is an invasive species. It is a concern because it hunts honeybees and its stings can be serious for people.1

Paano ito makikilala
- Queens are about 3 cm long, males about 2.4 cm and workers about 2 cm, so it is significantly smaller than the European hornet.1
- Its legs (tarsi) are yellow, which gives it the name yellow-legged hornet.1
- The thorax is velvety brown or black, with a brown abdomen.1
- Each abdominal segment has a narrow yellow border at the back, except the fourth segment, which is orange.1
- The head is black and the face is yellow.1
Madalas mapagkamalang: It looks like the European hornet (V. crabro), which is much larger. Its nest exit is usually on the side rather than at the bottom.1
Lakas ng kamandag
Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pamamagitan ng pantusok.
Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?
Multiple stings have caused anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction, in people who were hospitalised in France.1
Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?
Panganib sa tao: MasakitTalagang masakit, pero halos hindi kailanman malala.Although the species is not aggressive, people have been attacked after disturbing nests. A man in Galicia, Spain, was killed in 2017 after being stung over 20 times while pruning an apple tree. Several people have died in south west France, including in 2019 and 2020. Because of its larger size, its stings are more serious than those of western honeybees.1
Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?
When it feels its nest is threatened, it charges in a group.1
Kung tumusok ito
- Kayurin palabas ang naiwang pantusok ng bubuyog at palamigin ang lugar.
- Kung nahihirapang huminga ang tao, namamaga ang mukha o lalamunan, o parang hihimatayin, ito ay emergency sa allergy: tawagan ang numero pang-emergency at gamitin ang adrenaline pen niya kung mayroon siya.
Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas
Mag-ingat
- Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
- Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
- Kung tusukin ka ng isa: manatiling kalmado, huwag gumalaw, tawagan ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911) o pumunta agad sa ospital. Tandaan ang itsura nito, makakatulong ang litrato.
Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ginagamit nito ang kamandag para manghuli ng pagkain o ipagtanggol ang sarili, at mas gusto pa nitong magtago. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat
Gaano ito kalaki?
Gaano ito kahaba?
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Gaano ito kabilis?
Mga fact
In its native range, its main prey is the eastern honeybee, which defends the hive by balling hornets and raising the temperature inside the ball to a level that kills the hornet.1
A hornet hunting honeybees holds a territory of about 0.5 m² above a beehive and catches bees as they return to the hive.1
It is believed to have reached France in boxes of pottery from China in 2004.1
A colony often starts a nest in a low shrub, then abandons it after some months and builds a new one high in a tree, possibly to avoid parasites.1
Young queens leave the colony in late autumn and hibernate over winter.1
Myth buster
Mito: Asian hornets are aggressive and will attack anyone who comes near.
Totoo: The species is not aggressive, but it will charge in a group when it feels its nest is threatened.1
Saan galing ang mga fact
- Asian hornet (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Vespa velutina (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
- Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.
Bawat fact sa pahinang ito ay may numerong tumuturo sa pinagmulan nito. Kung may mali kami, pasensya na, mahilig lang kami sa hayop, hindi kami science journal. Sabihin sa amin sa [email protected] at aayusin namin.
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