Year’s First Live Sighting Of Giant Murder Hornet In Washington State

This year’s first live sighting of an Asian giant hornet(Vespa mandarinia), also known as a murder hornet, was found attacking a paper wasp nest in a rural town east of Blaine, Washington. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-2021-live-sighting-invasive-asian-giant-hornets-confirmed-washington-state-180978447/ (Photo courtesy of The Guardian)