‘Murder Hornets’ Attack Officials Trying to Remove Nest

Another Asian Giant Hornet’s nest was found and eradicated in Washington State. It’s the first one to be found this year and officials say the hornets were not happy to see them. Last year the first nest of this invasive species, nicknamed the Murder Hornet, was found in October. Officials with the WSDA say the second nest was three times bigger and these bugs were ready to defend their home. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.

[@EDITMODE]

one hornet "hey guys im back whats up!" other hornets " youve led them straight to us!!"

[@novemberecho3899]

"What have you brought home?!"

[@vxy357]

More like:" I got word from one of my snitches that someone in this hive is wearing a wire. We just don't know who."

[@donaldmullen471]

LOL

[@ry4n_0]

@@vxy357 “He could be any one of us”

[@iiujiujiuj]

“Now all of China knows you’re here!”

[@shrekwazowski3836]

That cameraman is just so lucky that he's surviving.

[@FireIsTheCIeanser]

you dont think the cameraman is wearing protective gear too?

[@spidergray1]

Bruh he is obviously wearing a suit idiot

[@jibyyt6378]

@@spidergray1 no they're wearing a invicible suit all camera man has that ✌️

[@carzia_speed2235]

@@FireIsTheCIeanser It’s a joke

[@anti_honey]

The cameraman always lives

[@isaacschier9751]

Me worrying for the camera man but remembering the camera man never dies

[@snow743]

And hes always invisible in the prank videos

[@no-pk7xl]

Camera men never dieeee when the cameras calling you

[@nirmal9940]

When the world ends, Just hold a camera and start recording You may survive

[@frankieknuckles9610]

Except for the guy from Australia.

[@no-pk7xl]

@@nirmal9940 do you think they repell zombies?

[@official_FoxGaming]

Cameraman is immortal, he is the most powerful character. He survived everything even a nuclear bomb, the cameraman still recording.

[@jimaylan6140]

They just took footage from a documentary made by the hornets to show their side of things.

[@supahcomix]

@@jimaylan6140 it was a horror movie

[@official_FoxGaming]

@@supahcomix I'm pretty sure it was the new marvel movie featuring the cameraman

[@JakeInvest]

thats why when performing stunts you have a camera on you at all times

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

This is such an original, witty comment! 🤣 Bravo! How did you manage to think of something so clever??

[@merrickmcfarling1795]

Remember last year when we said that the murder hornets were just a filler episode? Turns out it was setting up this season

[@silverdays2909]

This plot is getting good

[@tourmii]

who said that lmao

[@KazumaSatouReal]

@@tourmii We.

[@steviemcdonut]

@@silverdays2909 I can’t wait for the season finale

[@silverdays2909]

@@steviemcdonut yeah me too I am going to get snacks for the final

[@emilydoe4139]

“Murder hornets attack people trying to remove their nest.” How bizarre! I thought the intruders would be invited in for tea and cookies! (I’m joking, I know what the headline means, it was just funny to me)

[@briand8335]

Clickbait name got me too. The context suggests someone got hurt, and they in fact did not.

[@microsoftpowerpoint3039]

@@briand8335 not really

[@ryanchoo9427]

@@microsoftpowerpoint3039 it does actually

[@bodoke8266]

@Teenage Investor SAME

[@AcousticPhonon]

“And the officials say the hornets were not happy to see them.” Did you think they’d have a welcome party? Of course they’d come after you 😂

[@abdulbar8592]

😂😂😂😂

[@abdulbar8592]

72nd like. Nice

[@ivanf4568]

They took a statement from one of the Bees!

[@badgalcrazii187]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@crystanick2697]

"Well hello! Would you like a snack while you destroy our home?" 😂😂😂

[@littlemandarren]

Officials : trying to get the best Murder Hornets : oh hell naw you ain’t taking our home without a fight

[@wilsonweiseng6485]

more like" you picked the wrong hive, fool"

[@pictobloxer5412]

@Rik Mehta using gay as insult smh

[@jessthemess4335]

@Rik Mehta ??

[@user-goaway]

@@pictobloxer5412some people just like to go for low hanging fruit 🤦🏾‍♀️.

[@daebak7370]

Scary but amazing times we live in. Military checkpoints will be set up on us interstates for covid vaccination certification. Camps will be activated. Police state/genocide is coming. New world order led by obama and pope francis is coming. Jesus christ is coming back for the rapture. Get ready. Dont believe the coming ufo alien abduction narrative

[@ZadenZane]

"We were approached by the hornets..." well that's a nice way of putting it. Makes them sound like a bunch of Japanese tourists asking for directions outside the public library. Did they really "approach you" or did they buzz up in your face, spraying you constantly with attack pheromones while stabbing those wasp-proof suits repeatedly with their inch-long horror stingers?!? I'm pretty sure it was the latter!!🐝

[@nickev96]

I thought the same thing. What'd they do? Ask you to spot them a dollar? 😆

[@monarcal8365]

Glad to know I was taken aback by how politely the encounter was described 🤣

[@aaronbrown1638]

Japanese people do that exact same thing to tourists. Yes.

[@strangevisions5162]

Hornet: "I swear I thought the eviction moratorium was still in place"

[@CorvusCorax.]

🤣🤣🤣

[@beangie]

It will be almost impossible to get rid of those "Life finds a way"

[@nczioox1116]

Depends. Plenty of species go extinct too

[@m.phoenix6865]

Tell that to the dodo bird

[@joejacko1587]

so your suggesting we bring back dinosaurs to battle them i like were this is going

[@nczioox1116]

@@joejacko1587 lmao

[@joejacko1587]

“I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.”

[@disastermanagement893]

"I will say this. This nest was a little more aggressive than the nest we encountered in 2020". I hope this isn't the Delta variant of the Asian Giant Hornet.

[@m3ga13]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Well...this latest nest was revved up, due to the hot weather.....more ominous, is the fact that the new nest held 1500 wasps...three times the number of the one from 2020....I think it is pretty obvious that these monsters will be with us for some time.

[@m3ga13]

@@curbozerboomer1773 yeah, i’ve already seen a few,too they’re super aggressive

[@AddMoreQuarters]

"Delta"

[@TheLocutus70]

Duh, if someone was trying to destroy your house, you'd attack them too.

[@Herfortz]

Well that's good ..... Now they can die knowing that they were defending their homes.

[@superior6564]

Some creatures don't deserve a home.

[@AddMoreQuarters]

@@superior6564 many bees would agree with you.

[@CP-012]

Great to see the “Empire” lending a hand with loaning out some of their stormtroopers to capture this menace.

[@thebloodcast]

Stormtroopers 😂

[@jclau77]

They should send Coyote Peterson to deal with the nest

[@wongjefx980]

he studies and let's them go.... these you want to capture and destroy...

[@sparrowflying864]

Nancy peelosi!!

[@richarddevenezia8186]

How about Vexcon'ing them ?

[@koltleo]

He overreacts lol

[@AseAleisha]

Bleach!!!!

[@spotsnwrinkles7796]

that "gottem" at the beggining has to be the best intro ever

[@no1bandfan]

All I’m say, sometimes arson can be a public service.

[@theshark2804]

I’m just waiting for a team to adopt these as their mascot ‘MURDER HORNETS’

[@TigerWoodsDUIcrash]

I mean, if you were in your home just chilling and a giant walked up and started destroying all your stuff, you'd cower in fear or fight back, right?

[@eaeaaaaa4049]

True

[@corydefenders5103]

💯💁🏻‍♀️

[@oceanshrugs9235]

Your profile pic is cursed

[@theweatherisaokay4964]

Hornet: I thought US is a free country! US bees: Bro, it's free to live not to kill.

[@mikellvene2964]

The problem is they will Kill all of our Bees by beheading them, just like the Teliban does and with No Bee's we all die...I say track em and Kill em ALL ...every lasy one of them!!

[@erikbunty2016]

Better yet, drop a huge nest of them on the Taliban.

[@oscar-ke7kl]

People this is why you don't release non native species to the wilderness

[@LyntzbartzkyPerez]

It’s very satisfying to see how much effort everyone is putting into destroying these murder hornets. Keep up the good work!

[@misterfunnybones]

Chuck Norris stepped on a murder hornet nest & they all flew back to Asia.

[@Nick-rn7uh]

I just saw one of these on my property about 15 miles outside of Ephrata Washington, it was huge

[@sophiab.7375]

I don’t know if they’re the same exact hornet but we have ones that large here in NC. They’re terrifying!

[@AngryCanucksFan]

Idk about you guys but my weapon of choice against a murder hornet nest wouldn't be a vacuum cleaner. It'd be a flame thrower.

[@bush_kit]

I’m afraid of the little wasps, how will I survive if these beasts get to me

[@sbinti1152]

Corona virus : prepare for trouble killer hornets : and make it double

[@jslfcs6655]

Bee keepers should build smaller entrance to the hives. At least it would be something.

[@drakeshadle3373]

How do you put a tracking device on a murder hornet?

[@thebadgerette69]

Very carefully! 😂😂😂😂

[@dwlopez57]

They caught it, anesthetized it and tied it on with dental floss. Last year they tried gluing the trackers to the Hornets but they fell off.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

@@dwlopez57 Actually, the dental floss got chewed off!...the expert mentioned that they now use a better quality of restraining string.

[@dwlopez57]

@@curbozerboomer1773 I know last year they said they used dental floss I really didnt hear what thay used this year.🙂

[@augustmoreno869]

I saw a hornet on my tent when I was camping on a island near Niagra Falls.

[@JackieOwl94]

I’m so glad they weren’t able to take hold in america.

[@peterjohnson8469]

A few of us were approached by the hornets. 🤣 sounds like he’s referring to a few mafia hit men.

[@liliana-pi1fn]

i swear they bring these thing back every time something big is going on the want us to ignore

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Who is "They"?....the Lizard People?...lol...take your meds.

[@Reitz86]

Attacking officials, that’s where we draw the line😡

[@drakejenkins4182]

"A little more aggressive than the last nest" the media: BACK to "muder hornets" it is!

[@ltnationradio8348]

That hornet looked angry

[@SebastianWittich]

How can you think, that you can actially stop that?

[@tylerfecho4454]

Wildlife defends itself and home from attackers... fixed that for ya

[@cupwalker24.7]

It must be out of Hand now ... Because i see at least 3 a day now im my area .

[@barMexiAllDay]

Have a damn good day

[@migbham1]

0:45 - "A few of us... we're approached by the hornets..." LOL! Really? They just walked right up and tapped you on the shoulder? Not sure why I find this wording hilarious. I probably need more coffee or something.

[@AustinandtheDrafts]

They look very familiar. I was just in Rhode Island when I saw a hornet that looked just like that.

[@roygbiv4323]

So this is why there's been so many wildfires.

[@ronl2463]

In case anyone didn’t notice, most hornets and wasp will attack to protect their nest, sorta like a no brainer.

[@jarethhorn8267]

These things have been here way longer than a year, they're not going anywhere.

[@lindasimons691]

Ugh, they scare the bejesus out of me!

[@chrisspencer7776]

We used to not have problems with evasive species

[@TheCrazyozzy321]

Murder hornets: exist Coyote Peterson: "I'm Coyote Peterson and I'm about to enter the sting zone with the giant Japanese murder hornet"

[@justsomeguywithadumbface600]

Hornets: Hippity Hoppity your life is now my property

[@cynthiakelly3825]

Well, I think I may have saved one of those 😯 He was trapped in my kitchen window all night with no food, so when I found him in the morning, I gave him mango juice and he was fine a few hours later. He actually crawled onto my finger, and I took him outside when after about a minute, he flew off. Sorry if it was a M hornet. I didn't know. I thought I was just helping a beautiful creature. He seemed to be grateful 🙄

[@harrybaulsach]

Wow this why you gotta keep your circle small that one hornet got all of them caught

[@marieeugeniahernandez2301]

I don't know where to call when I see those insects.

[@carolecarr5210]

Thanks fellas for your brilliance & courage.

[@mikophilo348]

"murder?" 👈👈🤔🤔 they're just reacting to a hostile opponent

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Just an isolated hornet. No chance of colony establishment. This makes me think it was done on purpose by someone or someone’s.

[@Closse]

How do i report if i find a murder hornet?

[@gimmick3752]

call police?

[@hivemistressherguineapigfa8563]

My grandfather foamed a hornet's nest in his garden. Grandmother said she'd never seen him leg it up the garden so fast! XD

[@getoffyoubassandletsfish8565]

Big enough to add full size elephant tracker

[@psytrancedj]

"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." - Ellen Ripley

[@u000jeg]

If those guys didn't have those special suits on, they would have gotten stung.

[@djohnbelho9406]

For us in Nagaland(India) this is a delicacy, and it cost about 300-400 dollars (30-40thousand rupees ) per nest .

[@hianxi80]

They would be so much more neat if they didn't have those stingers. Just be a huge gnarly flying insect.

[@tomdecuca3627]

I used to watch sci fi movies that had hornets or insects not too much bigger than these things. Looks like something off of the "outer limits"

[@losso124gg]

I'm not sure but I could have sworn I saw one down here in New Jersey

[@janice8804]

So where else may these hornets be...I live in Missouri should I be concerned...I have a yard full of Canna plants, elephant ears, roses, four o'clock plants, zinnia flowers, hibiscus, ....etc..

[@darthslackus499]

A team of eradicators in expensive hazmat suits and ultra high tech tracking device: 1 week time spent . . Meanwhile in Asia a dude in used beat-up suit, a walmart plastic bag for tracking the murder hornets to the nest, and a couple of large empty plastic water bottles to contain them: 1 afternoon time spent

[@petebaron4643]

Should have waited till AFTER SUNDOWN, once the location of the nest was known (with very accurate military precision GPS coordinates). They're like lots of other hornets, whereas they ALL return to the nest. This would prevent any stragllers from proliferating. It's worth the overtime wages to have it done right. Thankyou for your service to the country. 🇱🇷 The authorities took too long to hunt down the Asian Ash Borer in 1998, and it evolved to eat sap from maple trees. These monsters possibly could evolve to feed on garbage, like hornets and yellow jackets; going after leftover meat and whatever few drops of soda pop in drink cups and cans. In the 1950s at church picnics, I had a few hornets dive into open cups of orange soda pop I'd be holding in my hand, and then they'd try to crawl down the straw when I had the snap-on plastic cover.

[@guidosarducci3047]

I heard they can sting through a be keepers suit with ease. And obviously they can sting repeatedly. Friggen things creep me out.

[@TopNoff]

kill 50 people a year in japan

[@CoreyJetz]

Isn't this what normal hornets do?

[@OvergrownWithTheMoss]

They really said: "Not in my house!"

[@pgperezlife32]

That bee looks so angry 😆

[@PoliticalGangster]

They have a track device small enough to fit on a flying hornet. WOW!

[@mitchellarmstrong3759]

Wow! I'd be wearing a suit of midevil armor on top of a bee suit.

[@nickolinkz202]

I would like to see how small is that tracking device they put on the hornet

[@trusound170]

Wow. Imine being "approached" by a hornet. LOL... Was he asking for directions or what?

[@zazuthesiamesecat1273]

WTH they're called the murder hornets!! They didn't murder anyone at my home while living in my tree that is located in the lawn.

[@michaelabate5176]

They have tracking devices small enough to stick to a wasp? That’s awesome and scary at the same time

[@babygoon25hrs]

da cameraman safe its all good

[@DanniTheMagicJunkDrawer]

I mean how do you track a hornet

[@fwd105]

It's too late, they've arrived to stay

[@Jinnyjammywhammy]

I think this really points out how important it is to get your Covid vaccine

[@AseAleisha]

Why

[@Jinnyjammywhammy]

@@AseAleisha I'm being sarcastic

[@jerryrupe7391]

I think I have a nest in the wood frame around my window and in the siding of my house. Very aggressive, will charge straight towards you and hurts like hell to get stung.

[@kidartex]

Bruh how does something like that even get here without intentionally being brought?

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Try shipping containers from Asia.

[@hayleemorrell5525]

Theres one in Mt. Airy North Carolina right now i was swarmed a few months back

[@dandychiggins1531]

Why does the title seem like defending is out of the ordinary

[@iamknoware]

So now the murder hornets gotta find out which one of them snitched?!

[@earth6161]

Did these officials identify themselves properly ???

[@april4872]

Sadly communities of bugs work better together than communities of people. I hope they can bring in more trained professionals who care

[@jeffreychavey4161]

They look big enough to hunt with a .22 rifle

[@kamengamer5372]

"We will kill them all" Baytimus prime

[@slowgoattttt223]

Stg I saw one in my yard 1-2 days ago I was gonna get a picture but ran away from it at first not knowing what it was, it was huge, yellow black strips, about the size of a Acadia bug or however you say it.

[@paulalandrum9974]

When u realize u have murder Hornets at ur house.........

[@Dougallism420]

Stop them? Good luck with that.

[@zsong9600]

They just look like they want to kick your ass.

[@blink07919]

Me living in Washington state… “I don’t want to go outside anymore… 👉👈”

[@dwlopez57]

So far only in Whatcom County. So if your in one of the other 38 your ok

[@jeremynoakes]

No way . You disturbed a nest and almost got stung Top news story

[@bigk2080]

The real question is who brought them here? No way they hitched a ride across the Pacific ocean.

[@stephenpeel6469]

They looked like storm/clone trooper in the white suits

[@mafiahoney]

This is terrifying 😳 😬