A recent arrival to the United States, Vespa mandarinia is a species of hornet capable of stinging multiple times and destroying honeybee colonies.
![Asian giant hornet or Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica). In Japanese it is known as the oosuzumebachi literally "giant sparrow bee".](https://hmhfyi.com/6-12/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/05/fyi_g10_c02_murderhornet_link.jpg)
A recent arrival to the United States, Vespa mandarinia is a species of hornet capable of stinging multiple times and destroying honeybee colonies.