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Recently, we’ve encountered a new invasive species in North America, the Giant Asian Hornet, or as they’ve been so alarmingly dubbed, Murder Hornets, but are they as dangerous as their name might suggest?

Sources:

[Invasive Cane Toads in Australia]
https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/5/4/B1/2193982
https://www.livescience.com/29560-cane-toad-conquest-invades-australia.html

[Giant Asian Hornets - Vespa Mandarinia]
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/hornet.htm
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/agriculture-and-seafood/animal-and-crops/plant-health/pest_alert_asian_hornet.pdf
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Vespa_mandarinia/#physical_description
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ5ymto8lWg

[Are Japanese Murder Hornets Harmful?]
https://www.terminix.com/blog/science-nature/the-insect-sting-pain-scale/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7VMcMJBjD4
https://theconversation.com/what-are-asian-giant-hornets-and-are-they-really-dangerous-5-questions-answered-137954
https://time.com/5259602/japanese-forest-bathing/
https://sentinelpest.com/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-murder-hornets/
https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-victims
https://horseaddict.net/2017/05/04/100-deaths-per-year/
https://torontosun.com/news/world/panic-over-murder-hornets-will-kill-innocent-bees-insect-expert

[How to Stop A Hornet Invasion]
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2174097-honeybees-gang-up-to-roast-invading-hornets-alive-at-a-terrible-cost/
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article242040456.html
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-05-08/panicked-over-murder-hornets-people-are-killing-the-native-bees-we-desperately-need

[Other Sources]
https://youtu.be/U-n0mlWC1Io
https://youtu.be/fvnjrNE5z7A
https://youtu.be/Hq781-bpVZU
https://youtu.be/i7VMcMJBjD4
https://youtu.be/rD8SmacBUcU
https://youtu.be/gByncYR-big
https://youtu.be/0dEWyNbxMa4
https://youtu.be/JLt23-eM2R4

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