Japanese bees vs Murder Hornets!

[Roland99]

Link to tweet

They overheat them!

“Get on the wire and inform the squadron around the world. Tell them how to bring those sons of bitches down!”

[Amishman]

1. They are asian giant hornets

That is their proper name, we don't need some stupid drama llama nickname for them

[Roland99]

3. You must be fun at parties

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A little levity ain’t bad. The memes have been great.

[stonecutter357]

4. lol we don't need some stupid drama , he proclaimed very dramatically ....

[backscatter712]

10. I like the name "Murder Hornet"

Yeah, that name's gonna stick.

[Iliyah]

2. Murder Hornets, never heard of them . . .

they are larger than the other hornets and are killers which can wipe out a beehive within minutes. Their stinger can inject a grown man and the poison can kill him. But alas, they must taste good tho.

[Cirque du So-What]

11. According to some, they are delicious

I'd try an alcohol extract of murder hornet venom. I heard it's a bit spicy.

[jcgoldie]

5. gonna take this youtube vid out to show my hives

Hope my bees like watching tv i know they enjoy the hot tub.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Dogpile on the rabbit! Dogpile on the rabbit!

[smirkymonkey]

7. Go Japanese Bees!

[Goodheart]

8. I take no satisfaction in this.

Nature is cruel. The giant hornet is not evil, but needs to eat, too. It's unfortunate that so many species have to painfully kill others just to survive.

This was the very reason I started doubting the silly notion of some "loving God" in the first place. I could never see a lion grab a gazelle by the throat or a python swallow a muskrat and also think that such an entity could exist.

[Roland99]

9. Right. But the problem is it hasn't existed in the US, afaik

It’s newly found in Washington St

[NewJeffCT]

16. yes

I remember reading about these several years back (why I looked them up at the time) - they were only in Japan and China at the time.

[Cirque du So-What]

12. When I become designer of the next universe

living organisms won't have to consume other organisms for sustenance. Life-sustaining substances will form spontaneously when the correct elements are brought together under the right conditions, which would be easy to obtain. Instead of an alimentary canal, organisms would evolve with the ability to absorb all nutrients by osmosis.

Ill have more details worked out by the time I ascend the Throne of Creation.

[Goodheart]

13. I want to live there. Will there be music and nice food?

And sex?

[Cirque du So-What]

14. Oh yeah, all the good stuff

Humanoids can sit in a communal vat of nutrients. Heightened senses will make as enjoyable as haute cuisine. Metabolic waste will also be eliminated osmotically iby dipping an appendage into a separate stream of flowing water. This simultaneous absorption and excretion will be considered an intimate, relaxing experience.

I refuse to consider sexuality, lest I get accused of being a weirdo. Trust me, though, it'll be spectacular.

[Baked Potato]

22. Like Loki said, "Burdened with glorious purpose" lol !

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[jcgoldie]

18. its an invasive species it has nothing to do with cruelty

Then again so are honeybees but we are rather dependent on their contributions as pollinators.

[Goodheart]

19. I think you're missing the point. :)

[jcgoldie]

20. perhaps

I'm with you on the no god thing but I'm very attached to my bees and I believe in the work they do.

[Goodheart]

21. I'm all for getting rid of the invaders.

I certainly kill fleas and mosquitoes. LOL

It's a pity, though, that we have to deal in death.

[NewJeffCT]

15. I read about this several years back

from what I understand, the European bees that Japan had imported do not have this defense and the bees in the US are more like the European bees.

[jcgoldie]

17. our bees mostly come from Italian or Russian stock

... of course they have been bred here for many many years and there is a lot of work in the United States to make bloodlines more hygenic to resist mites and other newer challenges that bees face. My guess is there's no reason they would know how to deal with this invasive predator which is very different than anything they have been exposed to here.

[CatWoman]

23. oh yeah?