I have no doubt that Coyote puts it on for the camera a bit more than necessary, but you also have to realize that everyone has a different tolerance for pain. You also have to think that over time Kelvin probably also has grown accustomed to the type of pain he is experiencing in these videos because it's the same few species a lot of the time. He even says he's been stung by this species in the video more times than he can count. Coyote, on the other hand, typically doesn't repeat a sting so he is always experiencing the pain for the first time and can't be sure how it is going to feel so is unable to be truly prepared for the reaction.
Stings from workers are worse than those of queens, except when it comes to bumble bees, in which the queens are a kit worse than the workers). Coyote Peterson typically captured workers from the field.
That's the most docile and friendliest hornet I've ever seen - not flying away, staying on your hand for a long time and reacting very calmly to contact. She's very cute! I love Eurohornets very much
My favorite wildlife hero of all time was Steve Irwin who we lost to soon. For me Kelvin is second in that world. Pray that he stays with us for a long time.
They're not called Murder Hornets because of killing people, even though they do sometimes, it's because of the way they eviscerate honey bee colonies.
She's beautiful. I love wasps and they're so pleasant if you treat them right. They enjoy treats, too! If you're eating outside put a plate aside for the wasps and they will leave your food alone.
I love the brown and red tones of the European hornet it looks beautiful. I see them in the woods in the UK during the summer and they have never given me any bother they’re just trying to do their own thing.
I swear if this was my video it would have been "ow" every few moments as she stung the heck out of me. I don't know how you managed to not get stung flailing your hand around like that, too, amazing!
Vespa crabro are wonderful. We used to have a lot in our neighborhood but unfortunately, it looks like their population has dwindled. No reason to be afraid of them unless you approach their nest. When they are away from the nest, they are rather docile. And even if you get stung, assuming you are not allergic, the sting is not a big deal (at least for me it is not very painful but, as, noted by Kelvin, YMMV.) Besides, they don't live that long and a nest is only active for about 10 months. Just leave them alone and they will happily help with pest control in the neighborhood. When things get cooler, the nest will pretty much all die. Thank you Kelvin for teaching the public about them.
3:18 Different BUZZ words, you say? Aw, she really doesn't want to sting you because you're both friends. The double biting + stinging action reminds me of fire ants.
thank you so much for educating people about wasps, it's so frustrating for me to see people falling for the fear mongering around them, when people already have such strong hatred or fear of them it's a lot harder to correct i do have a question, you talked about how hornets hunt lots of other insects, do the adult wasps consume insects at all? i think in others like polistes the larvae eat caterpillars, but the adults eat liquids like nectar, fruit juice or sap. is that also true for hornets? 😊
I really appreciate how much you enjoyed this video! It truly means a lot to me! 😄 But yes, the adults will not only feed their larvae with pre-killed insects, but they’ll also consume them also! I forgot to also mention in the video that the adults will also feed on overripe and rotted fruits too! 😅
This just might be your best video! Watched it during my coffee this morning. Have you ever considered leaving the country to experience some other insects? I lived in Acayucan, Veracruz, Mexico in 2006 and 2007. Very tropical, very humid, heavily forested and always high temperatures, and there's plenty of insects that will mess you up. I've never been stung by a wasp there, but I did get stung by 3 different kinds of ants, almost daily. Solenopsis geminata (Fire ant), Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Harvester ant), and the Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Mexican Twig ant). I still have a scar from the Pseudomyrmex gracilis. It bit into my finger, sliced it right open, and also stung me. If you consider the bite too, this ant is very painful, worst bite + sting I've ever encountered. And very cool looking, they're orange and black. If considering just the sting, the Harvester ant has it beat, only by a very little though. Both sting pretty hard. If you do decide to travel out of the country, shoot me an email, I'll kick in some of the travel expenses.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that you think of this video to be one of my best! That really means a lot to me to hear!! But yes, my dream is to one day have the funds to travel to different countries around the world to explore a whole host of arthropods I’ve never seen before! And with that, I’d love to get stung and bitten by a ton of different things lol. But that Mexican Twig Ant sounds pretty serious! I’d love to experience what that species is like! But I appreciate that a lot man! I’ll definitely keep you in consideration if I decide to travel out of the country! 🤙🏾
In Sweden we call it BÅLGETING (bohl-ye-ting), and it has scared the crap out of many children and adults since the more common insects of this kind are honeybees and… well, regular f*ckin’ wasps.😂 Yeah and some bumblebees, too. Quite a lot, actually.
i live in UK its extremely rare that i see a hornet think ive only seen 3 hornets in my life, i mostly see yellow jackets and Bumble Bees which are super common in summer. even Honey Bees are rare to see
Thanks for sharing this. Was this a spring queen, or a queen from a fall nest? A friend mentioned that egg laying queens venom sacs dry up and become like a "grain of rice". I have not been stung by this species but they do give off a stench when the workers are defending the nest (maybe poop or alarm pheromone). What is your favorite social wasp (Vespine) species?
Hi Chris, thanks for providing the link to this video. it takes time for the that process to happen, and I've seen it in late-stage colonies of Vespula, such as V. squamosa. However, I'm not sure if this happens with Vespa crabro, a species which produces fewer offspring. // I think of V. crabro as giving off a "skunky" odor, but it's only the females that do so.
My worst sting would be from the species in the video, the European Hornet (Vespa crabro). Although I know there are far more painful wasp species that I haven’t gotten the opportunity to get stung by yet 😅
As of 2023 the European Hornet is no longer the only true hornet in North America as the highly invasive Vespa Velutina / Yellow Legged Hornet was found in Savannah Ga area and parts of Southern SC as well. Im part of tracking, trapping, eradication efforts in GA. They are prolific breeders, very hardy, and major predators of honeybees and native pollinators making huge nests with 2000 or so hornets.
Eradication was not successful but we did find and eradicate 47 nests in 2024. They are still confined to area around Savannah and portions of southern SC. We will be back at it this coming summer with more ppl and knowledge but it is most likely here to stay unfortunately, due to their ability to adapt, breed, and survive, plus we don’t know how many years they were here before discovery
@@-B_G- Thanks for the update. One thing that's not in favor of its control is that the SE US has a climate and vegetation fairly similar to that of eastern Asia, so V. velutina will probably feel quite at home. On the other hand, V. mandarinia was found in an area rather different so I suspect it would have had a somewhat more difficult time spreading even if colonies hadn't been exterminated. I've wondered what would happen if V. orientalis ever found its way to California--which would probably be very favorable for it. As you probably know, V. tropica is naturalized in Guam, but at least it's limited by being on a small island. I did my graduate study at UGA, but it was concentrated on Vespula rather than Vespa. Of course the latter genus is also of interest to me, and I've been to Taiwan and S Korea to study these as well as Vespula. I've been impressed by the differences in flight patterns among the species--for example, V. mandarinia flies like an oversized V. crabro, but V. velutina is agile like D. maculata.
@@bobjacobson858 - Yes the climate is similar with long season for brood rearing. Our most valuable tactic for finding the nests has a lot to do with observing open areas close to positive traps. I have spent many hours observing flight patterns and “flight lines” that lead us to the tree that has the nest. YLH flies unlike any other wasp or hornet native to the area, easily identifiable with a little experience and a good set of binoculars. The individual flying hornets are visible 150-200 yds which is helpful. The main things we are up against is that YLH can produce up to 50 surviving queens out of each nest. 1 missed nest can turn into a firestorm next season which is what we are experiencing, 5 nests found in 2023, 47 found in 2024. It’s time consuming to locate activity by trapping, check traps, hunt nests, line up eradication, etc. and we only get about 3-4 months of good hunting time. We have a great team and system and USDA and UGA to help some but it’s tough once they are established and we are apparently 2-4 yrs behind bc there are multiple generations. All we can do is give it 100%.
Kelvin: Oh, yep she's stinging me, haha.
Coyote Peterson: AAUUGHHH OH MY GOD. HOOOOHHUUGHHH. HHNNGGGGG AAAAAAAAHHHHHH HELP HHHH HELPPPP AAUUGHHHHH
💯 😂
I have no doubt that Coyote puts it on for the camera a bit more than necessary, but you also have to realize that everyone has a different tolerance for pain. You also have to think that over time Kelvin probably also has grown accustomed to the type of pain he is experiencing in these videos because it's the same few species a lot of the time. He even says he's been stung by this species in the video more times than he can count. Coyote, on the other hand, typically doesn't repeat a sting so he is always experiencing the pain for the first time and can't be sure how it is going to feel so is unable to be truly prepared for the reaction.
Stings from workers are worse than those of queens, except when it comes to bumble bees, in which the queens are a kit worse than the workers). Coyote Peterson typically captured workers from the field.
The queen while he's talking -"🐝💅💅💅💅"
💅🧼🫧🧽💦🧼🚿
That's the most docile and friendliest hornet I've ever seen - not flying away, staying on your hand for a long time and reacting very calmly to contact. She's very cute! I love Eurohornets very much
If I had a nickel for every time someone told me they had "murder hornets" and it was just European hornets.
😂😂
Drives me crazy 🤪
These definitely freek me out ! I hate being a puss but hey ! 😂
My favorite wildlife hero of all time was Steve Irwin who we lost to soon. For me Kelvin is second in that world. Pray that he stays with us for a long time.
That truly means a lot to me to read! I appreciate that from the bottom of heart! 🙏🏾
Totally. Well said.
He is amazing. He's such a goodhearted guy you can just tell.
They're not called Murder Hornets because of killing people, even though they do sometimes, it's because of the way they eviscerate honey bee colonies.
@EdwardClark-x7n I highly doubt there are any cases where they've killed a human. Edit: My apologies Edward I was completely wrong.
hymenopterans r so cool, usually wasps are just hated on, so THANK U FOR THIS i love hearin about wasps so much theyre so interestin and awesome
She's beautiful. I love wasps and they're so pleasant if you treat them right. They enjoy treats, too! If you're eating outside put a plate aside for the wasps and they will leave your food alone.
I love the brown and red tones of the European hornet it looks beautiful. I see them in the woods in the UK during the summer and they have never given me any bother they’re just trying to do their own thing.
Amazing Kelvin, thanks a lot for this hornet presentation.
No problem at all! It’s my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed the video! 😄
@kelvinwiley enjoyed it a lot actually.
I swear if this was my video it would have been "ow" every few moments as she stung the heck out of me. I don't know how you managed to not get stung flailing your hand around like that, too, amazing!
I appreciate it lol! 😄
Kelvin thanks so much for educating us. You do what most RUclipsrs would never do 😂
I really appreciate that wholeheartedly! Thank you! 🤙🏾
Vespa crabro are wonderful. We used to have a lot in our neighborhood but unfortunately, it looks like their population has dwindled.
No reason to be afraid of them unless you approach their nest. When they are away from the nest, they are rather docile. And even if you get stung, assuming you are not allergic, the sting is not a big deal (at least for me it is not very painful but, as, noted by Kelvin, YMMV.) Besides, they don't live that long and a nest is only active for about 10 months. Just leave them alone and they will happily help with pest control in the neighborhood. When things get cooler, the nest will pretty much all die.
Thank you Kelvin for teaching the public about them.
I couldn’t agree more with what you said about these insects! And no problem! Glad I was able to share some info about these wasps with you all! 🤙🏾
Great trust and handling with this hornet.
Also nice new haircut! :D
Thank you so much! And thanks lol! 💇🏾♂️ I appreciate it! 😄
3:18 Different BUZZ words, you say?
Aw, she really doesn't want to sting you because you're both friends.
The double biting + stinging action reminds me of fire ants.
I didn’t even realize the hidden pun with what I said lol 😅 But yes, they’re very similar to fire ants in that way!
Just seen the tarantula anchor short. Good introduction to the channel I see :) you’re very well spoken !
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that a lot! Glad you enjoyed watching that short! 😄
Hurts like a bastard, but it's not beyond tolerance.
Makes you respect their personal space more
thank you so much for educating people about wasps, it's so frustrating for me to see people falling for the fear mongering around them, when people already have such strong hatred or fear of them it's a lot harder to correct
i do have a question, you talked about how hornets hunt lots of other insects, do the adult wasps consume insects at all? i think in others like polistes the larvae eat caterpillars, but the adults eat liquids like nectar, fruit juice or sap. is that also true for hornets? 😊
I really appreciate how much you enjoyed this video! It truly means a lot to me! 😄 But yes, the adults will not only feed their larvae with pre-killed insects, but they’ll also consume them also! I forgot to also mention in the video that the adults will also feed on overripe and rotted fruits too! 😅
you forgot to adress the most important point, why is that wasp on your hand walking around and not flying all over the place??
He s scaring me like imagine him being stung by 1000 of them and then he just says “here we go” 💀💀💀
The hornet was so tamed 😮
This just might be your best video! Watched it during my coffee this morning. Have you ever considered leaving the country to experience some other insects? I lived in Acayucan, Veracruz, Mexico in 2006 and 2007. Very tropical, very humid, heavily forested and always high temperatures, and there's plenty of insects that will mess you up. I've never been stung by a wasp there, but I did get stung by 3 different kinds of ants, almost daily. Solenopsis geminata (Fire ant), Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Harvester ant), and the Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Mexican Twig ant).
I still have a scar from the Pseudomyrmex gracilis. It bit into my finger, sliced it right open, and also stung me. If you consider the bite too, this ant is very painful, worst bite + sting I've ever encountered. And very cool looking, they're orange and black. If considering just the sting, the Harvester ant has it beat, only by a very little though. Both sting pretty hard.
If you do decide to travel out of the country, shoot me an email, I'll kick in some of the travel expenses.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that you think of this video to be one of my best! That really means a lot to me to hear!! But yes, my dream is to one day have the funds to travel to different countries around the world to explore a whole host of arthropods I’ve never seen before! And with that, I’d love to get stung and bitten by a ton of different things lol. But that Mexican Twig Ant sounds pretty serious! I’d love to experience what that species is like! But I appreciate that a lot man! I’ll definitely keep you in consideration if I decide to travel out of the country! 🤙🏾
In Sweden we call it BÅLGETING (bohl-ye-ting), and it has scared the crap out of many children and adults since the more common insects of this kind are honeybees and… well, regular f*ckin’ wasps.😂 Yeah and some bumblebees, too. Quite a lot, actually.
i live in UK its extremely rare that i see a hornet think ive only seen 3 hornets in my life, i mostly see yellow jackets and Bumble Bees which are super common in summer. even Honey Bees are rare to see
I hate how everyone in the south wants to call these Japanese hornets 🤦♂️
Thanks for sharing this. Was this a spring queen, or a queen from a fall nest? A friend mentioned that egg laying queens venom sacs dry up and become like a "grain of rice". I have not been stung by this species but they do give off a stench when the workers are defending the nest (maybe poop or alarm pheromone). What is your favorite social wasp (Vespine) species?
Hi Chris, thanks for providing the link to this video. it takes time for the that process to happen, and I've seen it in late-stage colonies of Vespula, such as V. squamosa. However, I'm not sure if this happens with Vespa crabro, a species which produces fewer offspring. // I think of V. crabro as giving off a "skunky" odor, but it's only the females that do so.
That is not a pain that I need to feel! 😮😂
😅
Awesome!
Thank you! 😄
How did you manage to domesticate the hornet? Do you also have its nest kept somewhere?
I never thought I would be saying this but....she's kinda cute 😊
Dear Kelvin, what has been your worst sting?
My worst sting would be from the species in the video, the European Hornet (Vespa crabro). Although I know there are far more painful wasp species that I haven’t gotten the opportunity to get stung by yet 😅
They're called Murder Hornets because they go in and they murder honey bees and dispatch entire honey hives...
4:55 she's trying to make you sneeze
😂
Since she has a Stinger isn't part of that used as a osperator to inject eggs into the ground or flesh
Yep! The ovipositor acts as both a defensive weapon, as well as the organ that lays the eggs! 😄
As of 2023 the European Hornet is no longer the only true hornet in North America as the highly invasive Vespa Velutina / Yellow Legged Hornet was found in Savannah Ga area and parts of Southern SC as well. Im part of tracking, trapping, eradication efforts in GA. They are prolific breeders, very hardy, and major predators of honeybees and native pollinators making huge nests with 2000 or so hornets.
That's true. However, I haven't seen any reports for 2024, so I don't know if the attempts at eradication were successful or not.
Eradication was not successful but we did find and eradicate 47 nests in 2024. They are still confined to area around Savannah and portions of southern SC. We will be back at it this coming summer with more ppl and knowledge but it is most likely here to stay unfortunately, due to their ability to adapt, breed, and survive, plus we don’t know how many years they were here before discovery
@@-B_G- Thanks for the update. One thing that's not in favor of its control is that the SE US has a climate and vegetation fairly similar to that of eastern Asia, so V. velutina will probably feel quite at home. On the other hand, V. mandarinia was found in an area rather different so I suspect it would have had a somewhat more difficult time spreading even if colonies hadn't been exterminated. I've wondered what would happen if V. orientalis ever found its way to California--which would probably be very favorable for it. As you probably know, V. tropica is naturalized in Guam, but at least it's limited by being on a small island.
I did my graduate study at UGA, but it was concentrated on Vespula rather than Vespa. Of course the latter genus is also of interest to me, and I've been to Taiwan and S Korea to study these as well as Vespula. I've been impressed by the differences in flight patterns among the species--for example, V. mandarinia flies like an oversized V. crabro, but V. velutina is agile like D. maculata.
@@bobjacobson858 - Yes the climate is similar with long season for brood rearing. Our most valuable tactic for finding the nests has a lot to do with observing open areas close to positive traps. I have spent many hours observing flight patterns and “flight lines” that lead us to the tree that has the nest. YLH flies unlike any other wasp or hornet native to the area, easily identifiable with a little experience and a good set of binoculars. The individual flying hornets are visible 150-200 yds which is helpful.
The main things we are up against is that YLH can produce up to 50 surviving queens out of each nest. 1 missed nest can turn into a firestorm next season which is what we are experiencing, 5 nests found in 2023, 47 found in 2024.
It’s time consuming to locate activity by trapping, check traps, hunt nests, line up eradication, etc. and we only get about 3-4 months of good hunting time. We have a great team and system and USDA and UGA to help some but it’s tough once they are established and we are apparently 2-4 yrs behind bc there are multiple generations. All we can do is give it 100%.
Bro you gotta do vespa tropica aka the greater banded hornet
Do you not have pain receptors, or?....
I keep commenting on Spencer Hoffmans channel My Wild Backyard that I would love to see you guys Collab.
Ich weiß, dass Hornissen hier in Deutschland, weniger aggressiv sind, als normale Wespen.
Aber warum fliegt die hier nicht weg?
She flew a few times while I was filming, but I clipped those parts out 😅
Have you tried getting stung by a bullet ant?
U cool dood
I appreciate it! 🤙🏾