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PRO/AH/EDR> Asian hornet – USA: (WA) honeybee/human threat, invasive
Poisoning -- United StatesAnti-predator behaviors are essential to survival for most animals. The neural bases of such behaviors, however, remain largely unknown. Although honeybees commonly use their stingers to counterattack predators, the Japanese honeybee (_Apis cerana japonica_) uses a different strategy to fight against the giant hornet (_Vespa mandarinia japonica_). Instead of stinging the hornet, Japanese honeybees form a "hot defensive bee ball" by surrounding the hornet en masse, killing Read more [...]
