The Sensationalized Murder Hornet Is Not Trying to Murder *You*

Welcome back to Better Than Human, the Podcast, this week Amber's weird hat is a full gas mask (think of the Dr. Who "Are You My Mummy" episode), because she is sick.

We talk comics briefly, Amber and Jennifer agree they would both be antiheroes, and we touch on the X-Men's New 'New Warriors' which has a non binary character called Snowflake.

Then onto "Murder Hornets" which are actually called the Asian Giant Hornet or scientifically named, Vespa mandarinia. Still waiting on the Entomological Society of America to decide on a common name, but they're leaning towards Sparrow Hornet. 

Yes, we can all agree that wasps and hornets are assholes, and are not nearly as useful as bees in the collective ecosystem. However, Asian Giant Hornets are not going to murder you and your family, aren't even found in America outside of Washington State, and one could argue that we should totally ignore the media hype around them.

Asian hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) is not the same as this Asian Giant Hornet nor the European Hornet, and this species has not been found in North America.

We don't recommend anything, but don't kill bees, and it could be worse, it could be bullet ants.

Where to report potential sightings of the Asian Giant Hornet in Washington State:
https://www.maps.arcgis.com/apps/GeoForm/index.html?appid=e3720c303c414210967920b07bad13f5

Guardian Article: "The Chinese city living in fear of giant killer hornets"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/04/killer-hornets-chinese-city-living-in-fear

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