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European "Giant" Hornet

Vespa crabro

Photo by MattKehoe
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European "Giant" Hornet

Vespa crabro

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I LOVE these wasps! They are indeed "Giant", but not aggressive unless you mess with the nest. We had a nest somewhere at the place I worked, and they loved the compost pile. But NOBODY ever got stung.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2016

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