murder hornet
Deadly Asian wasp
Murder hornet is the colloquial name for the Asian giant hornet, the world's largest hornet species.
The dramatic nickname emerged in 2020 when specimens appeared in North America, sparking media alarm about threats to honeybee populations.
The hornets can deliver painful stings and kill bee colonies, but "murder hornet" sensationalizes what entomologists simply call *Vespa mandarinia*.
Stinging insect order
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- workerPerson who toils
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
mandibles · antennae · thorax · abdomen · wings · exoskeleton · larvae · pupa
Injected animal poison
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
allergic · swelling · edema · puncture · inject · toxin · cytotoxin · antivenom
Not indigenous to a place
- alien speciesNon-indigenous life form
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- infestationPest takeover situation
- spreadTo distribute widely
colonization · displacement · eradication · quarantine · biosecurity · pest control · trapping · sightings
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- menaceSource of potential harm
alarming · sensationalized · media hype · viral · headline · 2020 · terrifying · creepy
Nectar-gathering social insect
- beehiveHoneycomb housing structure
- decapitationSevering head from body
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- raidingSudden attack for plunder
prey · attack · hunting · aggressive · territorial · carnivorous · decimation · colony collapse
hymenoptera
Stinging insect order
colony · mandibles · antennae · thorax · abdomen · wings · exoskeleton · larvae · pupa · nest
venom
Injected animal poison
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
anaphylaxis · allergic · swelling · edema · puncture · inject · toxin · cytotoxin · antivenom · epinephrine
nonnative
Not indigenous to a place
- alien speciesNon-indigenous life form
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- infestationPest takeover situation
spread · colonization · displacement · eradication · quarantine · biosecurity · pest control · trapping · sightings · detection
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
menace · alarming · sensationalized · media hype · viral · headline · 2020 · terrifying · creepy · phobia
honeybee
Nectar-gathering social insect
- beehiveHoneycomb housing structure
- decapitationSevering head from body
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
raiding · prey · attack · hunting · aggressive · territorial · carnivorous · decimation · colony collapse · beekeeper
- hornetsVespa
- stinging creaturesbee, wasp, scorpion, fire ant, yellow jacket
- waspswasp, yellow jacket, yellowjacket, paper wasp, common wasp
- animal nicknamesking of the jungle, man's best friend, king of beasts, sly fox, busy bee
- Invasive Pestsemerald ash borer, spotted lanternfly, gypsy moth, fire ant, Japanese beetle
- hive pestswax worm, wax worms, death's head moth
murder hornetbutterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
ladybug · firefly · monarch butterfly · honeybee · bumblebee
murder hornethoneybee
Nectar-gathering social insect
beekeeper · pollinator · beneficial insect · bumblebee · native species
murder, hornet, murders, murdered, murderer, murderers, murdering, murderous, murderously