How is an Asian hornet? Four illustrations to distinguish it

Clemente ÁlvarezYolanda Clemente Pomeda Enrique Muría (Illustrator) Madrid - 01 Aug 2024 - 05:30Updated: 01 Aug 2024 - 09:56CESTShare on WhatsappShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on BlueskyShare on LinkedinCopy linkGo to comments

Its expansion through northern Spain has been unstoppable and poses a threat to the bees it feeds on and also to humans. This is the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), an invasive species that is spreading across Spain and all of Europe, with a very painful sting, and whose presence is noted in summer when they expand their nests and the colonies become much larger.