Current Events > Oh great, the Asian Giant Hornet has begun to colonize the US

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Oh for FUCKING FUCKS SAKE. THIS CANNOT BE FUCKING HAPPENING. NO. I AM FUCKING DONE WITH THIS SHIT. WE ARE GETTING BERNIE FUCKING SANDERS TO FIX THIS RIGHT NOW. I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD IF THIS SERIOUSLY BECOMES A THING I AM GOING TO GET FUCKING FUCKED FUCKED!!!! FUCK!

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https://imgur.com/Q8IaOOy

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Captain_Qwark posted...

How come it's always cool animals that go extinct and not shit like this thing

Because annoying animals are usually resilient and are too stubborn to let extinction run it's course.

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We need to look into setting up Japanese honeybee training camps to teach American bees how to defend themselves.

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wasps the sepcies who entire evolutionary path is built on being the biggest dick to every other species it can be

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The end is extremely fucking nigh.

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Godnorgosh posted...

It's like in Part 2 of a JRPG where the world goes to shit and all the familiar areas are filled with tougher monsters

This is our World of Ruin.

A virus and giant bees everywhere.

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archedsoul posted...

https://imgur.com/Q8IaOOy

Who do you think designed that weapon? Some nameless scientist?

If only.

Not even the galaxy is safe.

Also so what a terrible year and start of a new decade.

First we almost go to war with Iran then the Corona Virus and now this? Fuck me man.

Maybe we can replace ours with Japanese honeybees? Or would they be crossbred by accident and lose the defense they have?

Whats next month? Terminators?

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trappedunderice posted...

This is Coyote Peterson and I'm about to get stung by an Asian Giant Hornet!

Didn't he say it was the third worst sting he'd ever had? I think I remember him saying the cow killer and that one from Central America were both worse.

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God fucking damn it
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Welp, I've finally found a use for .410 Birdshot shells of all things. They make their way here I'm getting a S&W Governor and concealed carry permit.
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Rebel_Patriot posted...

Whats next month? Terminators?

Don't joke because it would be worse like a Terminator/alien/predator/blob/C.h.u.d hybrid.

Also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ1eAM8CChc

Is this just the African Killer Bee scare again

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Oh fuck dude. They read my post in the other topic about me murdering bees for fun.

There's nothing wrong with killing bugs
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stoltenberg11 posted...

Didn't he say it was the third worst sting he'd ever had? I think I remember him saying the cow killer and that one from Central America were both worse.

I believe i remember that because I'm in Texas and was thinking ..oh great.... I've been stung by a "cow killer" and they suck as bad as a cecada killer.We call them cow ants though.

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IReallyDoubtIt posted...

Is this just the African Killer Bee scare again

Those did become a big problem,they took over without pollinating the same things as all honey bees do,so farmers had to adapt.They became real bad where I am about 2 years ago.

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Medussa posted...

fuck it. I'm moving to Alaska.

Giant Hornet has begun to colonize the US

pepper2012 posted...

Giant Hornet has begun to colonize the US

bugs tend to get scarcer the colder the climate. it's not a perfect solution, i admit. but fucking hell, look at those things.

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modena posted...

I believe i remember that because I'm in Texas and was thinking ..oh great.... I've been stung by a "cow killer" and they suck as bad as a cecada killer.We call them cow ants though.

See I always hear mixed reports of Cicaida Killer stings. Some say they aren't that bad and some say they're as bad as they look like they'd be. I've heard they're real docile though and take some serious provoking to actually sting you.

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Fuck cow killers. That is all.

pepper2012 posted...

Giant Hornet has begun to colonize the US

You realize that most of the time, when a journalist says "the US" what they really mean is "The continental US" don't you?
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Bumps

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https://nypost.com/2020/05/03/asias-murder-hornet-will-arrive-on-the-east-coast-experts/

oh boy

Hans... get ze flammenwerfer.
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Awesome posted...

https://nypost.com/2020/05/03/asias-murder-hornet-will-arrive-on-the-east-coast-experts/

oh boy

New York City beekeepers say there is no way it wont make its way here, too.

I don't consider bee keepers to be an expert on hornet migration patterns. More importantly, I'm sure they said the same thing about Africanized Honeybees, which for the most part have stayed where it's warm.
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So why now? These things have been in Asia quite a long time no? Why are they just now making America their home? Fuck this shit.
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They need to kill every hive on sight now before it spreads. They should also try to engineer them like they have done with other pest insects in which they send out altered ones that go back to the hives and cause those in contact to become sterile.

These things are no joke. They are strong enough to sting through jeans. Their sting is supposed to be extremely painful and it only takes a handful of stings to send an adult to the hospital. Luckily, they arent super aggressive so as long as you dont bother one or the hive, you should be okay.

Mosquitos are still worse

Ohioguy1980 posted...

Luckily, they arent super aggressive so as long as you dont bother one or the hive, you should be okay.

If they're like other hornets, your mere presence is enough of a bother. They're always mean

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Taharqa_ posted...

Japanese honeybees have a defense mechanism against them, but our native bees don't and are completely defenseless.

So the galaxy brain move in this situation is to bring over a bunch of Japanese honeybees and let them colonize here in the U.S.

Problem kind of solved?

Did someone deliberately bring them here

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MKScorpion posted...

So the galaxy brain move in this situation is to bring over a bunch of Japanese honeybees and let them colonize here in the U.S.

Problem kind of solved?

Okay, let me list two examples of things that got worse doing that sort of solution
Due to slowly running out of American Chestnuts due to logging, we brought over Chinese Chestnuts (which aren't even a tree good for logging), Chestnut blight basically wipes out the American Chestnut.

African Honeybees end up in South America, breed with European Honeybees, now we have Killer Bees.
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These things need to DIE and this needs to be handled as TOP PRIORITY! Get the best of the best!! Develop the Task Force 141 of Hornet killing! Do it! This was the one insect I was so happy we didn't have to deal with! I live in the South! These fuckers will migrate here quickly if we don't squash them NOW!! I'll vote for ANYONE to become President that promises to destroy this enemy! I don't care how much money it takes! I don't care about the resources! I don't care if I get taxed for it! GET IT DONE GOD DAMNIT!

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This is what the second amendment was designed for.

Every single person with a gun is morally obligated to go outside and hunt these motherfuckers until there are none left

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AlisLandale posted...

This is what the second amendment was designed for.

Every single person with a gun is morally obligated to go outside and hunt these motherfuckers until there are none less.

I never even considered getting a gun until now! I need me a high rate of fire Shotgun to kill these fuckers! Give me the AA-12 from the Expendables! Drum mag and all!

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EVA-8 shotgun here!

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Axiom posted...

Because honeybees didn't have enough problems. Let's add the biggest hornet in the world to the mix. Best part is they burrow so enjoy stepping on a mound of these motherfuckers

There are some environmentalists who are thrilled honeybees are dying in North America because they are considered an invasive species. They pretty much supplanted all of North America's native pollinators.

Also, the hierarchy for avoiding flying, stinging insects:

Bees mind their business
Wasps are assholes
Hornets are psychopaths

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We need these guy to take action.

https://youtu.be/Zm1XUf6H_2w

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__aCEr__ posted...

Remember when everyone was hopeful that the Roaring 20s would be fun?

The Roaring 20's is the 1920's.
This is the 2020's.... which I feel should be called "The fucked up 20's", because the 2020's is only a few months old and it's been pretty fucked up so far.

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BB mofo posted...

There are some environmentalists who are thrilled honeybees are dying in North America because they are considered an invasive species

even if honeybees are an invasive species they're beneficial with the pro's/cons etc.
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BB mofo posted...

There are some environmentalists who are thrilled honeybees are dying in North America because they are considered an invasive species. They pretty much supplanted all of North America's native pollinators.

Also, the hierarchy for avoiding flying, stinging insects:

Bees mind their business
Wasps are assholes
Hornets are psychopaths

I agree with that hierarchy.
Also, I don't get some environmentalist being thrilled about honeybees possibly dying off in North America. Last time I checked, bees in general are very important and critical to the environment for several reasons. Hornets on the other hand are psychopaths and don't need to be here.

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Jokes on them, we dont have any bees left for them to eat.

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Taharqa_ posted...

If these things get a strong foothold in the states they will decimate the honeybee population. Japanese honeybees have a defense mechanism against them, but our native bees don't and are completely defenseless.

The only insects that scare me are wasps and hornets, having something like this land on me could make me pass out in shock.

Japanese honeybees, huh? Maybe we should just start using those now. Then again, we saw how well that thinking went with the Cane Toad.

In other news, parakeets are starting to become more and more numerous in northern cities, typically using man-made heat sources to stay warm during the winter. Yes, THOSE parakeets. They've been released a lot before into the wild, but they didn't ever seem to survive more than a year or so until the mid-1980s. They are now officially considered a common bird in London, with at least 30k of them there.

Parakeets are actually a rather nasty pest too. They have a habit of pecking at and otherwise "ruining for sale" more food than they can eat, often dropping one bit to go for a new one. They tend to go after fruits the most, but some other crops are also on their list. They have a habit of getting into tree holes earlier in the year than native species (i.e. other birds and in some cases bats), and as such are good at displacing local populations. For the time being, they are still seemingly limited in the cooler climes to locations where people emit enough heat to get them through the winter, and as such they may fortunately not be good at actually ruining crops in too many areas that get below freezing during the year. Who knows, they may become the next Pidgeon as far as city birds go.

Still, at least they would be easier to control than other potential pests. They tend to be brightly colored, and I'm sure one can train some birds of prey to start eating them.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7VMcMJBjD4

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Sephiroth C Ryu posted...

they may become the next Pidgeon as far as city birds go

we like the pidgeon. don't see as many anymore due to not going outside.
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