A live Asian murder hornet was spotted in Blaine, Washington, this week, marking the first time the giant insect was spotted alive in the state this year. A dead hornet had previously been found near Seattle. The new sighting was verified by the Washington State Department of Agriculture which said the giant hornet was seen a few miles from where a nest of the killer creatures was destroyed last year. Murder hornets were first spotted in the U.S. in 2019 and can destroy an entire honeybee hive in a short time. The hornet spotted this week was seen attacking a wasp nest. Authorities are concerned about the spread of murder hornets because of the threat they pose to honeybees, but they can also be lethal to humans.
