The murder hornets of your nightmares aren't totally unstoppable - all you need is a little poop.
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Warding Off Murder Hornets with... Poop?
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"If you're a fan of science content like this, you might also be interested in one of our other channels, SciShow Kids!" dammit hank don't roast me like that
So does this work on all types of hornets? I need to know, for uh, reasons.
Best Fiends quote: Beebert pranks Whisper Whisper: Beebert, can we get a new video game? Beebert: No, Whisper. We have video games already! The video games: Poop Launch, Poop vs. Hornets
I wish scientist would stop telling people that only honey bees are important for pollinators, when there are hundreds of species of native pollinators that are going extinct because humans are neglecting them.
When you title the video correctly with Giant Asian Hornets, I'll watch it.
Humans are always shocked to find other life could possibly be creative.
The skillful mirror reassuringly confuse because hacksaw ostensibly own within a parsimonious robert. billowy, graceful yard
Commonly found in Asian country (aringal)
Anyone like jazz?
honeybees are not native to US. they could be considered invasive since they compete with other native bees
I don't see why this is considered tool use. Is any nest building behavior using material from the environment considered tool use now?
Maybe the American bees are as disgusted by poo as Murder Hornets are
Ingenious💩💩🐝🐝
They aren't using tools, but stools. So, couldn't humans place buckets of animal poop near nests, so the bees don't have to go far to get it?
If feces works, why complicate the deal with specific compounds, just use the WSH_T!!!
Yes I laughed when he said they dont have songs of MURDER Hornets for kids, my mind just kept thinking of content (and songs) about them for kids, LOL
I've lived in Japan for ten years. Last year we moved to the countryside. There a lots of fairly large hornets around and it's easy to wonder if they are the infamous giants. Until you see a real giant hornet. They are like small birds and cast obvious shadows. They do generate a certain level of fear. but I'm not covering the doorways with crap. Probably.
Bees are incredible!!
0:20 European flowers and plants. They are invasive in the Americas.
Vulture Bees are something I learned about recently too
Just put a metal bracket over the entrance. You could do this for probably about 10 to 25 cents per hive.
Why search for chemical compounds of poop.......just use poop.
I wonder if using fecal spotting would keep my family away from my PS5??
So those Asian honeybees who carries poop, does that pop somehow gets into the honey...?
Probably at some level but I don't think it would really be a problem as honey contains potent disinfectants that kill bacteria
so, how did you get bee stings on your butt? was just trying to save them from murder hornets
"This is the first time bees have been documented using tools." Correction: _biological warfare_
Eat THAT, vespiform!!
Murder Hornets killing Killer Bees. Yeah, there is a good side.
Is it a repellent or a chemical camouflage? Don't "murder hornets" use pheromones to mark hives for their fellow hornets? Perhaps this interferes with that process.
How is bees using feces in this way different from muddaubers who build their nests from mud, or hermit crabs that protect themselves with shells from other animals? This doesn’t seem to be tool use any more complex than that - especially since this is clearly evolved behavior from bees that developed alongside the wasps, not learned behavior from US bees as a defense.
Could you see how this was in the hive...look at Gracie over there she keeps bringing back a nasty substance beside pollen, ignore her she will die off...Hornet comes leaves...all hail Gracie
I've seen these on my neighbours bee hive... Didn't even know it was poop👀
Using poop to hide your real Rosey.. genius..
Worry about European hornets not Asian.
Clearly they've been talking with the dung beetles!
That's why I spread poop on my house door too.
Send the the *murder hornets* after *killer bees!*
Not the bees! Not the beeeeesss!!!!!
murder honest and feces, what kind of threat is that
TY
Applied Science knows how to get you the liquid you're after.
What about wild wasp hives?
Such clickbait Kappa
Also worth noting that the sting from one of those hornets is extremely painful and potentially sickening to someone who isn't even allergic to bee stings
kid will be watching scishow kids with me tmrw for sure,
New scishow kids?
I would reinforce the beehive (on artificial hives) with metal plating that is 100%
Perhaps the noxious part of fecal matter is in fact the fecal bacteria? Perhaps this is biological warfare.
Murder hornets are the Robespierre of hornets
With a pair of scissors I gave karma to one of those wasps and as it landed at the entrance of the hive I decapitated it for all bees to see justice done. They don't even seem to notice the scissors getting close, so just position them and snap! I got rid of the body on a flask with alcohol cuz I've heard the others can track the "death scent" of their comrades.
Bee prank channel?
you mean Paulson? LOL.. yes
Doodoo not enter
"with the word murder in their name" No, not their name but okay v
Don't bees also heat giant hornets to death? I think that's way cooler than using poop.
Feel like I've seen this episode before.
Which component of poop wards off the murder hornets? Probably the poop part.
So is this a sign that evolution selects for intelligence? And we were just the first ones to get this far?
Or as #DrMike puts it: *"Bee Poop!"*
Video name upon uploading: Hives Ward Off Murder Hornets with... Poop? Video name now: Murder Hornets and Feces Don't think I didn't notice! Lol.
My daughter (5) absolutely loves SciShow kids, if you have kids show them this channel it is awesome
*Dennis Prager voice* Murder hornets and feces. That's right, MURDER HORNETS and FECES.
Awesome tactic! But doesn't feel straightforward to call this a 'tool'
We gotta save our precious honey bees 🐝 🥺
Please stop calling them "Murder Hornets". It's Giant Asian Hornet...
Murder Hornets were not on my bingo card in 2020, but....First, it would make an excellent band name, and second, I think there's a good chance that if it wasn't on it in 2020, that Murder Hornets very well may find its way onto John's 2021 Vision Board.
On a side note, Fecal Spotting wouldn't be too bad a band name for a death metal band, either.
imagine it working on honeybee too
The bee movie 2 teaser
Adding to the comments that they are Asian Giant Hornets, and no one called them "Murder Hornets" until they got to the US. Also want to point out that most pollinating is done by wild bees, which are under threat by a lot of things, but not by these hornets. We need to save all the bees, not just our livestock.
Asian Bees are smart
So much for "All you need is love." It's poop.
There's a misspell, in there, they don't use tools, they use stools. ba dum tsss
Smearing crap all over the entrance of your dwelling is a universal way to ward off intruders, regardless of species, because.....well do you really want to screw with someone who smears crap all over their house?
Cringe. Why...why, why, why did everybody suddenly start calling these things "murder hornets"? Just news articles? They're Asian giant hornets, they have been called that for decades
I am sad he didn't talk about another method asian bees use against these hornets. They swarm the hornet and vibrate, raising the temperature in the mass off insects to a level that kills the hornet.
The hornets decap really fast. What we need to do, is stop the cap? Oh no. That meme, it has become an essential thing in life now...
Okay, I need someone to create a Wikipedia page on “fecal spotting” ASAP!
So just put poo on the bees entrance to stop horent?
was anything last year on anyones bingo list?
Bees have entered the Poop Age.
Just what we need. S#%t eating bees that can add a little extra flavor to your honey as well. But, I think a better solution would be, a genetic murder hornet virus, that will target only the murder hornets. The strategy has been proven quite effective against mosquitoes, and it doesn't involve any S#%t additives in your honey.
How did bees figure it out? A bee that talks like Seinfeld talked to the humans and they asked the ALfirst community for ideas
home alone bee edition
There are several laser defense systems capable of protecting the bees. These were originally developed to protect hospitals from mosquitoes. With small modification, they can target only the murder hornets, leaving everything else alone.
I would never have thought poop could be used as a tool
This is an easy problem to address right now. Devices have been designed to "shoot" malaria causing mosquitos using a SBC, camera and a dsp mirror to point the lasers at the target. Everything about it is easier than the mosquito issue. The targets are larger and more easily targeted using a camera. The lasers don't need to be much more powerful than the ones used on mosquitoes. Each hornet would probably get 10 holes burned clean through it.
This comment is a bit out of the blue, but I honestly think that Hank Green has done more for the informational genre of youtube than any other person on the platform. All the channels that he is on are easily the most information rich on youtube, based on how many videos there are and the quality, on average, of each of them. I doubt any single person who frequents youtube has not at least once seen a video from a channel he has hosted for, and I really want to thank you Hank for all the work you've put in to help teach everyone on this platform about this crazy and wonderful universe.
*Hank:* "I mean, how do you ask a bee about that?" *Bees:* "...politely, Hank. You could ask us _politely."_
It should beeee a move in all video games
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Of course it's an Asian bee!
Why would an apiarist spread faeces around the openings to his/her hives? They would just use metal strips, the hornets could not then chew their way into the nest. Though if you could isolate the smell that is repelling the hornets you could put baits around the hives and keep them away altogether.
Stop calling them murder hornets fear mongering lefties
Hey, I've seen speckled feces around my area like the example you showed. Are there any other kinds of animals that do that? Or is it just bees?
@Ema Arredondo I live in East County San Diego, and I've seen something very simular in multiple locations. Sheds, apartment ventilation out puts, walls, bird houses, rotten logs. I just assumed it was splatter. I don't know if it was just a bee thing or if other creatures do it as well. Hince my question.
"Around my area" is imprecise. Where, on top of what, exactly? Since when, for how long has it happened? Are there any particular fauna? What kind of insects, birds, mammals, predators? You could take pictures; if you can, set a camera and record. See who/what does it, figure out the reasons. Take notes, set a register. If you can, take samples, send them to analysis. Go totally naturalist. If you can't do it yourself, call universities, ecological organizations, agronomists, etc., and tell them about the research mentioned in the video and your findings. Or call a library and ask them about local entities that could be interested. Good luck.
Bee: haha poop funnie
thank you for clarifying that the hornets hunt bees and not people, but i still believe its very irresponsible to keep using the "murder hornet" moniker to such a wide audience that you have. people who dont know any better will hear that name and be misinformed. theres been several documented incidents of misguided people killing native/beneficial species out of fear after mistaking them for the asian giant hornet. to be clear im not saying that vespa mandarinia in a non native range is a good thing, but people assume that they target humans specifically when the real danger is the ecological damage they could cause
Beby food, made with real bebies.
Metal mouse guards do the same thing. no poop necessary.
Quit calling them murder hornets. That's not their name. They are called asian giant hornets.