Anyone seen any hornets recently?

[stylinexpat]

I saw 2 today which were like huge bees. They were pretty much like bees on steroids. I saw one chase a bee off by the flowers. I watched from a distance before seeing it shoot my way and I pretty much saw 2 eyes looking at me before it flew off. I literally was like WTF..?
Anyone had any encounters with them?

Asian Giant Hornets Appear for the First Time in the U.S.

Hey 2020, can you chill for, like, five minutes?

earther.gizmodo.com

 

[Killbynumbers]

I went to turn on my sprinkler system for the first time this season. I opened up the box to close the valve in there so I could turn on the main and there was a huge hornet in there, just like you describe. Looked like a bee but just massive. I reached in to quickly turn the valve and it stopped moving but had it's eyes on me the whole time.

 

[0388631]

Our city has quietly been doing checks in public trees to look for possible nests to destroy them for several weeks now.

 

[Huntn]

I saw 2 today which were like huge bees. They were pretty much like bees on steroids. I saw one chase a bee off by the flowers. I watched from a distance before seeing it shoot my way and I pretty much saw 2 eyes looking at me before it flew off. I literally was like WTF..?
Anyone had any encounters with them?

Asian Giant Hornets Appear for the First Time in the U.S.

Hey 2020, can you chill for, like, five minutes?

earther.gizmodo.com

Where do you live?

What are 'Murder Hornets' and should I be worried? Asian giant hornets spotted in the US

What are 'Murder Hornets' and should I be worried? Asian giant hornets spotted in the US

Asian giant hornets have been known to slaughter honeybees and can be deadly to humans. Here's what you should know about the invasive species.

www.usatoday.com

 

[stylinexpat]

Where do you live?

What are 'Murder Hornets' and should I be worried? Asian giant hornets spotted in the US

What are 'Murder Hornets' and should I be worried? Asian giant hornets spotted in the US

Asian giant hornets have been known to slaughter honeybees and can be deadly to humans. Here's what you should know about the invasive species.

www.usatoday.com

I saw them in Culver City by my cousin's place.
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I went to turn on my sprinkler system for the first time this season. I opened up the box to close the valve in there so I could turn on the main and there was a huge hornet in there, just like you describe. Looked like a bee but just massive. I reached in to quickly turn the valve and it stopped moving but had it's eyes on me the whole time.

When they come your way and look at you, you literally see 2 huge eyes looking at you 😳 then you are like "Oh shi*..." 😯😨🤪

 

[Killbynumbers]

When they come your way and look at you, you literally see 2 huge eyes looking at you 😳 then you are like "Oh shi*..." 😯😨🤪

And that is no joke. This thing was so big that I could easily see those eyes. The colors were very bright and it almost looked too bright for an insect. And those wings. Huge. I would say it was nearly 2" from end to end.

 

[Thomas Veil]

Yeesh. Sounds frightening. And they look like something out of "Quatermass and the Pit".

 

[dannyyankou]

Thank god it’s in the furthest possible state from me, outside of Alaska or Hawaii.

 

[buttongerald]

I've been seeing these articles floating around the last few days, and it makes me glad I live on an Island where the snow is sometimes down until early June.

Wasp are one of the few thing on this planet I fear, after being attacked by a swarm as a child, so these things would be the end of me.

 

[Gregg2]

I heard on news that these hornets were first "imported" to Washington, same place we originally were told the first case of COVID-19 came in to the U.S. (now they know of earlier cases in California) It's kind of weird that since my son moved to Washington, I hear so many things about that state or about Seattle.

 

[Huntn]

They’re not really called ‘murder hornets.’ And they’re probably not as bad as you think

They're not really called 'murder hornets.' And they're probably not as bad as you think

Asian giant hornets in Pacific Northwest are unlikely to attack humans

www.latimes.com

 

[rhett7660]

Nope... Nope... Nope... Have been looking at videos and pictures of these things. They are rather large. Again... nope!

 

[stylinexpat]

Looks like praying Mantis can take on these hornets

WATCH: Praying mantis eats a murder hornet’s face, becomes Twitter’s new hero

The giant hornets can kill mantises and entire bee hives — but not this time. Not this time.

www.marketwatch.com