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ASIAN GIANT HORNET [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Vespa mandarinia
Latin
OBS

An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Vespidae.

OBS

Because of the devastation it causes in the hives, this hornet is also referred to as a "murder hornet."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Vespa mandarinia
Latin
CONT

[Le] frelon géant d’Asie, Vespa mandarinia, [une espèce] dont les ouvrières [peuvent mesurer] entre 3,5 et 3,9 cm, et les reines jusqu’à 5,5 cm. Ce dernier est un féroce prédateur de nombreux insectes et araignées, mais surtout dˈHyménoptères sociaux (abeilles, guêpes, frelons). Il chasse en groupe et peut exterminer toutes les ouvrières dˈune colonie avant dˈen consommer les larves.

OBS

Insecte (ordre des hyménoptères) de la famille des Vespidae.

Spanish

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