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  1. rnz.co.nz/news/national/580480

    "In parts of Europe where the species has established itself, they have wiped out 30 percent to 80 percent of #hives.

    People are at risk, too. Those who approach nests too closely risk severe stings known to cause intense pain, rapid swelling and, in some cases, life-threatening allergic reactions. People have died after being stung by these #hornets."

  2. The bees learning to fight off invasive #hornets

    9 February 2024
    Katherine Latham

    "The buff-tailed #bumblebee, one of Europe's most common bumblebee species, is adapting to fight back – thanks to a remarkably successful defence strategy it already has in their evolutionary arsenal.

    "The tactic is simple: when attacked, the bumblebees drop to the ground, taking the hornets down with them. This either causes the hornet to lose its grip, or the bee raises its sting and tussles until the hornet gives up.

    "The buff-tailed bumblebee did not evolve alongside Asian hornets – their native predators include badgers, birds, wasps and spiders – so O'Shea-Wheller describes this as 'an evolutionary coincidence'.

    " 'This defence that already works against their natural predators also works against the hornets,' he says. European honeybees, on the other hand, have no such 'co-evolved system' to protect themselves from these new predators."

    bbc.com/future/article/2024020

    #BeeHugger #BeeHuggah #Bumblebees

  3. The bees learning to fight off invasive #hornets

    9 February 2024
    Katherine Latham

    "The buff-tailed #bumblebee, one of Europe's most common bumblebee species, is adapting to fight back – thanks to a remarkably successful defence strategy it already has in their evolutionary arsenal.

    "The tactic is simple: when attacked, the bumblebees drop to the ground, taking the hornets down with them. This either causes the hornet to lose its grip, or the bee raises its sting and tussles until the hornet gives up.

    "The buff-tailed bumblebee did not evolve alongside Asian hornets – their native predators include badgers, birds, wasps and spiders – so O'Shea-Wheller describes this as 'an evolutionary coincidence'.

    " 'This defence that already works against their natural predators also works against the hornets,' he says. European honeybees, on the other hand, have no such 'co-evolved system' to protect themselves from these new predators."

    bbc.com/future/article/2024020

    #BeeHugger #BeeHuggah #Bumblebees

  4. The bees learning to fight off invasive #hornets

    9 February 2024
    Katherine Latham

    "The buff-tailed #bumblebee, one of Europe's most common bumblebee species, is adapting to fight back – thanks to a remarkably successful defence strategy it already has in their evolutionary arsenal.

    "The tactic is simple: when attacked, the bumblebees drop to the ground, taking the hornets down with them. This either causes the hornet to lose its grip, or the bee raises its sting and tussles until the hornet gives up.

    "The buff-tailed bumblebee did not evolve alongside Asian hornets – their native predators include badgers, birds, wasps and spiders – so O'Shea-Wheller describes this as 'an evolutionary coincidence'.

    " 'This defence that already works against their natural predators also works against the hornets,' he says. European honeybees, on the other hand, have no such 'co-evolved system' to protect themselves from these new predators."

    bbc.com/future/article/2024020

    #BeeHugger #BeeHuggah #Bumblebees

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  15. The Season of Giving continues! We partnered with @[email protected] to bring the holiday spirit to local youth from @[email protected] for Hornets Hoopin’ Holidays! We all had a great time sippin' hot chocolate and designing fire kicks, courtesy of @[email protected] 💜

    #SeasonOfGiving x #SwarmToServe

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