Authorities Capture Eunice and Anna Maria ...they were hiding inside a hollowed-out tree!

 

Authorities Capture Two Vicious Murder Hornet Queens...

they dub them "Anna Maria" and "Eunice"

See captured vicious queens here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=405934250428730

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=405934250428730

Washington state captures two murder hornet queens alive, days after destroying first known nest

 https://youtu.be/BS6_2lj5PaA

officials were able to cut down and remove the entire tree that once held the first known Asian giant hornet nest. When they cut into the tree to find the nest, scientists discovered two vicious hornet queens!   They posted a video showing the vile insects crawling inside vials after dubbing them Eunice and Anna Maria.

WSDA said it is unclear if the Caraviello tree that they chopped down got the indigestion from Eunice, Anna Maria and their murder hornets clan!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/washington-scientists-capture-asian-giant-murder-hornet-queens-eradication-nest/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a    They can grow as large as 2½ inches and can slaughter a colony of thousands of honeybees in a matter of hours. And their sting? It's one of the most painful known to humankind. Vespa mandarinia, dubbed by The New York Times as "murder hornets," are the nation's latest invasive species, and correspondent Luke Burbank talks with entomologists and a beekeeper about the threats these insects pose and what's being done to keep them from establishing themselves in the U.S. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLrV183wypo