Asian hornet food pellet. This pellet of semi-digested food consists of killed and dismembered insects,such as bees,killed by the invasive Asian hornet species Vespa velutina. The food pellet will be taken back to its nest and fed to its larvae. This hornet,also called the Asian predatory wasp,first appeared in France in around 2004,and has been spreading,attacking people and preying on native honeybee species. Once a beehive is found by one of these hornets,it will leave pheromones to attract others from its nest,and the entire population of bees can be killed within hours. Photographed in 2010 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Nadeau, Jean-Bernard / Look At Sciences |
Bildgröße: | 3061 px × 2953 px |
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