If you're in the #UK look out for the 'Asian' or yellow-legged #hornet. Our native #bees have not learnt how to deal with it yet and it's on its way over from Europe where it's made havoc. You can report sightings and they will remove nests. Take a photo if at all possible. This dry and sunny spring is the ideal conditions for them unfortunately.
Nach der ersten Tour in diesem Jahr habe ich am Wochenende übrigens nochmals mein Bike etwas zerlegt. Aufgrund von Problemen habe ich die Griffheizung direkt an der Batterie angeschlossen und einen Schalter dazwischen gelötet. Damit funktioniert diese nun endlich ohne sich ständig abzuschalten. Und ein Wechsel der Zündkerzen war auch fällig. Immer wieder schön, am Motorrad herumzuschrauben.
USN F/A-18F and a Grumman F8F-2/G-58A 'Bearcat' break at the Capital City Airshow, Mather Field, California July 2024 #aviation #usn #aircraft #fighter #hornet #milair #aviationphotography #capitalcityairshow #planespotting #USAF #photography #nikon #militaryaviation #bearcat
Invasive Asian hornets ‘eating hundreds of insect species’ in Europe
Researchers warn many of the hunted species are important pollinators, raising concerns over threat posed by hornet.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/04/invasive-asian-hornets-eating-hundreds-of-insect-species-in-europe
USN F/A-18F of VX-31 "Dust Devils" twin tails throws shadows on the wingteip vapor as it prepares to land at Pt Mugu. August 2021 #milair #VX-31 #FA18 #Hornet #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #photography #aircraft #aircraft #nikon #nikonphotgraphy
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Specimen was captured in July 2023 in the Ardennes region, France. Sad we had to kill it but having a hornet nest right next to the house was just too meh :(
This pic is also made using the focus-stack technique, DIY hardware only.
Published under #CC0 here https://www.flickr.com/photos/101430615@N03/53050609618/
USMC F/A-18D 165680 of VX-31 "Dust Devils" On final for Pt. Mugu, August 2022 #GreyFlag #photography #aircraft #VX31 #DustDevils #aircraft #nasptmugu #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #Z9 #avgeek #photography #Hornet #FA18D
Interesting article + I truly hope that they succeeded. I've seen information plastered to trees about this hornet in my neck of the woods, the northern #BlackForest. Apparently, they have been sighted bt luckily, not in my yard (yet). I'm certainly keeping my eyes open.
This species features also in one of my erotic short stories <What Happens At The Speakeasy Stays At The Speakeasy>.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/murder-hornet-eradicated-us-washington
#hornet #asiangianthornet #bees #USA #Canada #BritishColumbia #Europe #Germany
USN F/A-18E of VFA-146 "Blue Diamonds", NAS Lemoore departs Moffett Field #NASLemoore #hornet #f18 #aviationphotography #planespotting #haveglass #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #photography #usnavy #usnavalaviation #moffett #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #Z9
Fighter Friday: "We are the things others fear" - Lestat VX-9 "The Vampires" Tales of Painted Tails Edition. Vandy 1, Triple Sticks, XE were all at Pt. Mugu, GHost Vampire near Point D on the Sidewinder #fighterfriday #paintedtails #VX9 #TheVampires #R2508 #aviationphotography #photography #aircraft #Nikon #Z9 #nikonphotgraphy #avgeek #hornet #superhjornet #FA18 #NWSChinaLake #sidewinder
Wings That Go Buzz in the Night: Nocturnal Hornet Studied in Depth for First Time https://entomologytoday.org/2024/10/29/vespa-binghami-nocturnal-hornet/
Nocturnal behavior and dietary specialization of Vespa binghami in South Korea https://academic.oup.com/aesa/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aesa/saae024/7755399
"South Korean scientists have begun to uncloak the mysterious lifestyle of a rare and elusive #hornet that flies and hunts mostly in the dark of night. Preying mostly on nocturnal #moths, Vespa binghami hunts the darkness most actively around the witching hour, from 11 p.m. to midnight"
ich habe heute schon wieder eine hornisse im laub gesehen, diesmal kruschtelte sie weniger drin rum sondern sonnte sich oder so. aber das scheint grad deren ding zu sein, irgendwas mit laub.
den versuch einer seitlichen aufnahme habe ich abgebrochen, die nähe der kamera hat sie beunruhigt, das wiederum mich
die hornisse die da im nassen herbstlaub rumkruschtelte hab ich leider nicht ganz scharf bekommen
On This Day 19th September 1992.
Blue Angels 1,2,3, and 4, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet's, performing a formation low and slow flypast with everything hanging down at Finningley Air Show, 19th September 1992.
#Finningley #FNY #AirShow #McDonnellDouglas #FA18 #Hornet #USN #USNavy #BlueAngels #OnThisDay
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography
USN F/A-18E of VFA-146 "Blue Diamonds", NAS Lemoore departs Moffett Field #NASLemoore #hornet #f18 #aviationphotography #planespotting #haveglass #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #photography #usnavy #usnavalaviation #moffett #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #Z9