Asian Hornet

[Casablues]

This Hornet is an invasive species in Portugal.

[MJ224]

Yikes, a mean looking fella...

Well caught..

[peak4]

Invasive here too; we are asked to report them in the UK

https://www.bbka.org.uk/identify-report-asian-hornet

[Harold Gough]

Well caught.

Harold

[Casablues]

thank you all. They are scary-looking - glad they didn't attack me. They were flying around near a wasp nest on the ground.

[LadyG]

Well caught but yuk - and I hope they don't invade the UK too much; I got stung by a hornet some years ago in France and found out that I was allergic... wasps, fine. Hornets, nope

[Melaka]

We occasionally get the native one here. I've seen two this year.

[blackfox]

Simply superb