Invasive Asian giant hornets have been found in the US. Photo / Washington State Department of Agriculture
As if things aren't currently terrifying enough, the United States is now dealing with an outbreak of deadly hornets that are more than 5cm long and capable of piercing through a beekeeper's suit.
The monster insects, nicknamed by researchers as the "murder hornets", have been found in the country for
the first time and are responsible for killing up to 50 people a year in Japan.
The New York Times has penned a graphic anecdote from beekeeper Ted McFall in Washington State who found his beehive slaughtered by the frightening invader.
Thousands and thousands of his colony had "their heads torn from their body".
"Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young," the newspaper recounted.
