Hornets and bees have many similarities, but what are there key differences? Read here to learn more about their differences.

Is the secret to warding off a "murder hornet" attack covering yourself in animal poop? It just may be, a new study suggests.. The "murder hornets," or Asian giant hornets, that have sparked ...

Honey bees fend off giant hornets with animal feces. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 12 / 201209170706.htm. University of Guelph.

A species of hornet that often munches on foods containing alcohol can hold its liquor, without any side effects, at levels that no other known animal can tolerate. “This is crazy,” says study ...

Dec. 9 (UPI) --To protect their nests from the wrath of giant hornets, honeybees in Vietnam spread the dung of buffalo and other animals around the entrances to their hives. According to a new ...

You don’t want to be stung by any wasp, bee, or hornet. Those stinging winged animals we already have cause around 62 deaths each year in the US, and that’s without the help of the murder hornet.

Two unusual hornets—striking, with orange and black markings and long stingers—were spotted near Blaine, Washington, in late 2019. Subsequent investigation revealed they were Asian giant ...

A new study from the School of Zoology and Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University has revealed that the Oriental hornet is the only known animal in nature capable of consuming ...

Asian Giant Hornets, commonly known as murder hornets, can wipe out entire hives of honeybees within a matter of hours, but it turns out, honeybees have a pretty ingenious way of fighting back ...

These hornets may be the alcohol-detox champs of the animal world. Vespa orientalis fed an 80-percent-ethanol brew still did hornet tasks and had normal life spans ...

The shell of the hornet has clearly evolved to maximize the amount of light it can take in. Its exoskeleton is made of tiny grooves that force light into diverging beams, and then the yellow ...

Hornets can hold their alcohol like no other animal on Earth. The oriental hornet shows no ill effects – or behavioural changes – when it spends a week drinking an 80 per cent alcohol solution.