In recent years, the United States has faced an unsettling and lethal threat in the shape of the enormous killer wasp, fittingly termed the “murder hornet.”

This invasive and very destructive insect, regarded as the largest and most hazardous of its type in the world, first appeared in the country in 2019 and has since spread dread and mayhem.

The most recent sighting of this dangerous beast was in Washington in 2021. The discovery caused shockwaves throughout the region, as this “murder hornet” demonstrated aggressive behavior by attacking anything in its path.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture discovered this bug, measuring an impressive 4.4 centimeters in length, on August 11, just 3.2 kilometers from its first sighting in December 2019, near Blaine, Washington.As the frightening term indicates, these hornets are capable of destroying whole beehives.