So im working in my basement when I hear this buzzing coming from my hot water tank. I pause, walk over and hear it again. I look around and then see this frign big ass bug fly past me then hit the ground. I freak thinking it was a damn roach, then step on it.
Even after stepping on it, it still held its form.
WTH!
WHAT THE HELL KIND OF BEE IS THIS!!!
queen bee?
I doubt it’s one of these… since the pic is title ASIAN giant hornet.
I’m sure you have a hornet and not a bee… no clue of the species though.
Yeah I see alot of freek sized bee’s in sanborn.
The hugeness is huge!
I think I would cry if I saw a bee that big in real life.
First thing I thought of was a Japanese hornet as well.
Bald-faced Hornets:
These kinds of hornets are commonly found in North America. Obviously, it has a bald-looking face because it is whitish in color. These kinds of hornets are not really a hornet in nature. They can be classified as wasps or yellow jackets. The term hornet has been used colloquially. And as they are abundant in America, their nests are exposed which can be seen anywhere. Therefore, instead of calling them by their own nature, they are called hornets with bald faces.
European Hornets:
European hornets are commonly called as “hornets” which is also the largest among the European wasps. Their queen measures, at least 26 mm but not more than 36 mm in length. The workers as well as the males are usually smaller than their queen. Their wings are red-orange and yellow-striped abdomen with deeply indented eyes. They are normally larger than wasps but a bit smaller than the Asian hornets.
Asian Giant Hornets:
Now, this is the species of the largest hornets in the whole world. They are also called the Japanese hornets as they are abundant in Japan but they are often referred to as the “yak-killer” hornets. Being the Giant hornets, their queens will measure 52 mm to 56 mm in length with wings to reach 80 mm. The male and the workers will reach up to 50 mm, which is 2 inches in length.
It’s not a bald-faced, those are the common black and white stripped one, way smaller too
That’s definetly a European hornet, quick google searched reveals they are common in the northeast
Ehh I ran into bigger
At my Girlfriends Grandmas house, fuckers thorax was a solid 5/8 inch. good 3 inches long. 4 inch wingspan.
man these things are crazy big…all i know i would hate to get stung by one.
Now I just gotta find out where he came in and hope theres no nest.
UGH YEA NO THANKS
Yo these things are bad ass killers
LOL this never gets old
Caught one of those before. It was HUGE. My ol’ high school biology teacher still has it in a jar of formaldehyde.
Bees are dying off in record numbers in the last few years. Their auto immune systems are shutting down. Researchers believe it’s due to the way we farm etc and many other environmental reasons. This is going to cause issues with food supply if something isn’t done about it.
Fuck bees. Good riddance. Plants can be artificially pollenated and I wouldn’t miss honey that much.
Not in my backyard!
There has been talk about lack of pollination(sp). No bees = no food = we die.
In europe they thought it might have to do with cell phone usage.:gotme:
I was out on my deck the other day and there was a huge dead bee on my grill. I couldnt believe the size of it. Looks like the one you posted or bigger.
I remember an NPR segment on that.
