Fun fact: These guys are the baddest of the bad. No known predators. But bees evolved as a hive to to smother them beating their wings cooking them reaching 115 degrees.

The Asian giant hornet, including the color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet, is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia, South Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia, and parts of the Russian Far East. Wikipedia


Species: V. mandarinia

Length: 2.2 in. (Adult, Queen)

Order: Hymenoptera

Documentary: Attack of the Murder Hornets seattletimes.com

Family: Vespidae

Genus: Vespa

Kingdom: Animalia

Venom: While Asian giant hornet venom is similar to other stinging insects, it's not the same. The Asian giant hornet's large size means: Its stinger is longer than that of a typical wasp. The protective clothing beekeepers usually wear is not sufficient to protect against stings.

How many people die from Asian giant hornets: Giant hornets kill 20 to 50 people per year.

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The North American river otter, also known as the northern river otter and river otter, is a semiaquatic mammal that only lives on the North American continent, along its waterways and coasts. An adult North American river otter can weigh between 5.0 and 14 kg. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Lontra canadensis

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable) Encyclopedia of Life

Mass: 18 lbs (Adult) Encyclopedia of Life

Trophic level: Carnivorous Encyclopedia of Life

Family: Mustelidae

Order: Carnivora

Phylum: Chordata

Habitat: They can thrive in any water habitat, such as ponds, marshes, lakes, rivers, and estuaries—in cold, warm, or even high-elevation areas—as long as the habitat provides adequate food. River otter dens are along the water in abandoned burrows or empty hollows.

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