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The Murder Hornets Nature Doc Disguised as a True-Crime Show – WIRED

Attack of the Murder Hornets plays out like a spooky murder mystery. But the insects are scary enough; they don’t need horror movie tropes.

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To be perfectly clear: Insects arent evil. They dont have morals or ethical guidelines. They cannot act with malice. They certainly cannot commit murder. That said, theres a reason why the Asian giant hornet was nicknamed the murder hornet in the North American press and not, say, gentle sweetie bee. These apex predators look like they flew in from the Carboniferous era. They can massacre colonies of honeybees in a matter of hours, ripping the petite pollinators torsos in half. Their venom causes…

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