Giant hornet stings like ‘red-hot thumbtacks,’ says Island man who knows firsthand

By Carla Wilson/Times Colonist
Officials in B.C. and Washington state worry that the apex predators could be building underground nests

A Nanaimo man stung at least seven times by Asian giant hornets likens it to having “red-hot thumbtacks being driven into the flesh,” while another Island man compares a sting to being hit in the chest. The invasive species has won global attention in recent days since major U.S. media outlets dubbed them “murder hornets.”…

• Whistler News

May 5, 2020

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