An Asian hornet is seen in a beehive in south western France. The pest has decimated hives in Europe and is on its way to BritainFrom The Daily Mail:
Giant hornets with a searing sting and a hearty appetite for honeybees are making a beeline for Britain.
The Asian hornet is four times the size of our native honeybees and is armed with a sting that has been compared to a hot nail being hammered into the body.
Aggressive and belligerent, it preys on honeybees, 'picking them off' as they leave their hive, until the colony is so exhausted that the hornets can move in and ransack it.
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