Summer Week5 News 8/5
8/5
Giant hornets reach North America
Few insects are as scary and as venomous as the Asian giant hornet. These fearsome creatures live in Japan and Korea but are moving across the Pacific Ocean to the USA and Canada. The hornets kill around 40 people a year in Japan. They also destroy colonies of honeybees. A few dozen hornets can kill an entire colony of 30,000 bees in a few hours. They take off the heads of the bees. Authorities in Washington on the west coast of the USA have warned people to be careful of the hornets. Beekeepers are worried about their beehives.
The hornets are big - about five centimeters long. A bee breeder said: "They're like something out of a monster cartoon with this huge yellow-orange face." The hornet's sting is very painful. A beekeeper described the pain. He said: "It was like having red-hot thumbtacks driven into my flesh." The hornet's stinger is half a centimeter long. It can go through the clothes beekeepers wear. Another beekeeper said: "They give a warning before they sting. They snap their jaws and make a clicking sound. But if you stick around to notice that, you're probably already in a world of hurt."
1q What's scary and venomous?
Ans= the Asian giant hornet
2q Where do they come from?
Ans= Japan and Korea
3q Where are they going?
Ans= across the Pacific Ocean to the U.S. & Canada
4q How many people do they kill in Japan every year?
Ans=around 40 people
5q How long are they?
Ans= 5 cm long/2 " because 1.5 cm=1 inch
Bq What's the hornet's sting like?
Ans= very painful
bnes:We live in NYC so don't need to worry about the hornets. They'll hit LA=Los Angeles, etc. on the west coast and by the time they are near us, will die from the cold. So I'm not worried. There are other things to worry about..
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