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I'm Coyote Peterson.

And I'm about to enter the sting
zone with the executioner wasp.

Here we go.

Ah!

Ah!

Tell me
what you're feeling.

I know it's hard.

Oh my gosh, it's bleeding.

All right, it's
been about an hour and a half

since you were stung.

You tried the executioner wasp.

Tell us how it is right now.

Has is it really
been that long?

Oh yeah.

Ugh.

You laid down
right here on the tile

for like 40 minutes.

Oh, my whole arm is on fire
and like all up and down, like,

in my joint right there.

Man, what a wallop.

I barely even remember
the walk back,

but it was arduous,
to say the least.

My arm is just like
screaming in pain still.

It's, uh--

Your face is
swollen around your eyes.

You know how it was
like sort of intense pain?

I almost cried.

I think I almost cried,
like, within the first couple

of minutes of the sting.

It was that bad.

Oh my god, that hurts!

So let me try to explain
to you guys what's

going on with my arm right now.

So my hand feels really hot.

And it's kind of tough
to squeeze my hand.

The actual sting zone,
which is right here,

is incredibly
sensitive to the touch.

Like, you just push
on it a little bit

and it feels like a
really, really deep bruise.

So that was the venom
attacking my cells.

There's the actual spot
where the stinger went in.

You see that little red mark?

Let me zoom in there.

And like most wasp species,
they don't lose their stingers,

so the stinger is
back in the animal.

And look here.

This is like-- my veins in this
area are also very, very tight.

It almost looks like there's
a broken blood vessel.

Yeah.

It's like a secondary swelling.

Yeah, like right there and it
was like the venom immediately

got to about there on my arm.

Hey, Mario, would
you do me a favor?

Will you grab my bag?

I'm going to put some
Sting-Kill on my arm just

to see if that helps
with the burning at all.

Because it's like-- oh man,
it's like super warm on my face.

I'm going to try to get
some Sting-Kill on my arm

here, see if that
helps with the burning.

I'm going to just go ahead
and bypass the sting wipes

and go straight for the capsule
for relief at this point.

So can you walk
us through what you can

remember right after the sting?

Um, yeah, I mean, it hit me
like the tarantula hawk sting,

where I described it as being
like electrical current.

Almost like if you've been--

you rub your socks on the ground
in the winter and then you

touch somebody, there's a
really, boom, like electrical

shock.

That's what the sting
felt like initially.

Then the onset
burning, I think I

described it as feeling
like your skin getting

peeled off of your body.

So where the warrior wasp
felt like pins and needles

and the bullet ant felt like
somebody taking a hot poker

and sticking it into your arm,
this is like flesh peeled back.

And, no, I don't
know what it feels

like to have flesh peeled
back, but I can imagine

that this is what it is.

Ugh, it's muddy down there.

Le me get that crushed up.

There you go.

Sting-Kill, can you go up
against the executioner wasp?

We're gonna find out.

Point it at me.

Ow.

Ow.

Man.

Ow.

Ooh.

Ah man, my skin is
just like burning.

It's honestly not providing much
relief, to be honest with you.

It just hurts to touch
the skin on my arm.

I'm going to not even do that.

Feel
cool to your skin?

Nope.

Arm is burning it.

Actually, the skin
is super sensitive.

Describe what
the stinger looked like.

I mean, it took a few
pokes, if you will,

for it to actually
give you a sting.

Yeah,
it was feeling around.

And then it's like
it got really angry.

It fluttered its wings,
and it got its abdomen

curled underneath and just--

I couldn't see it.

I don't know if you guys
actually caught it on camera

or not.

I could just feel it, like
a hot hypodermic needle

just pierced under my skin.

And what's interesting is
that it went at an angle,

not so much straight down.

When the bullet ants stung
me, the stinger went in

and then it kind of
got itself stuck.

It spun around in a
circle and then let go.

But this, it was at an angle.

And I don't know if
that has something

to do with how much my skin
hurts around this area right

here.

But, man, it's just intense.

I feel super out of it.

You know when you can feel
like a fever coming on

and your body's real weak,
and if you try to walk up

the flight of stairs
in your house,

your legs aren't like giving
you all of their oomph?

That's how my whole
body feels right now.

It feels very drained,
and that's probably

because it's my adrenaline and
my body fighting off the venom.

You know, all of the
blood cells around there

are being attacked,
so it's my body

trying to centralize the venom
and fight it off and dilute it.

And I just feel really
out of it and really weak

right now, really weak.

And my hand, it's
tough to make a fist.

I have a lot of pain right
here at the joints of my elbow.

And just my forearm is just
in searing pain right now.

As far as
your curiosity goes,

like, are you going to continue
to see if there's anything

more painful out there?

Or where does this go?

I mean, the fact that
the warrior wasp did not

stop the bullet ant,
I was kind of like,

is the sequel ever as
good as the original?

But in a trilogy, is the third
one better than the first?

I mean, I don't know.

We'll see what this cut's into.

But, yeah, for me personally
and the experience

I've gone through, this pain
has been the most intense,

and I'm still going
through it right now.

It's been an hour and 45
minutes since the sting

and it is excruciating.

And we have a new top five now
in the insect sting pain index.

And for me, it goes like this;
velvet ant, warrior wasp,

tarantula hawk, bullet ant
and last, certainly not least,

it is fair to say that we should
all bend the knee because there

is a new king on the
throne, and that king

is called the executioner wasp.

My arm hurts so bad right now.

The only thing I
want to do is go

in, lay in the air conditioning,
and get a cold bottle of water.

Hey, I got to
remind you of something.

Yeah?

You
know, Michael Jordan

came out of retirement
once, but he also

came out of retirement twice.

Is there a chance
you'll come out again?

I don't know, guys.

I think I'm done when
it comes to stings.

The executioner wasp is king.

All hail the new king.

And, um, yeah,
I've learned a lot.

And I think there has to
be an end to the journey.

And for me, at
least at this point,

I think it's safe to
say that the executioner

wasp is the top.

It is the king.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see on the next location.

My arm hurts.

Look at that beast.

From its head to its thorax,
everything about this creature

screams "run in the
other direction."

Ah!

Oh, this thing's
stuck in my arm!

Ah!

Oh, searing pain!

Absolute searing pain!

Stand by, stand by.

Coyote, breaking news here.

Yep.

Action.

Murder hornets?

This is breaking news.

Welcome to the "Brave
Wilderness" news network.

I'm your host, Coyote Peterson.

And unless you've been living
on the moon for the past five

days, I'm sure you've also
seen the headline that's

been sweeping the nation, Murder
Hornets and their invasion

here in America.

Well, guys, I got to tell
you, murder hornets are not

going to invade America.

What I'm going to do now
is to answer 10 of the most

asked questions that
have been coming

in through the
social media feeds.

We're going to address whether
or not these hornets are going

to show up, what exactly
a murder hornet is,

and whether or
not you truly need

to be afraid of these
seemingly terrifying creatures.

So if you guys are
ready, here we go.

Question number one,
what is a murder hornet?

Well, first of all the
term "murder hornet"

was just created by the media
to evoke fear in the public.

There is no such thing
as a murder hornet,

and there is not any hornet
species that is going

to murder humans, so to speak.

What they are
scientifically known as

is Asian giant hornets.

You guys saw me stung
by something known

as the Japanese
giant hornet in 2018,

and that is one of the world's
largest Asian hornet species.

There are multiple subspecies,
and the one that showed up

in the Pacific Northwest is
an Asian hornet of some sort,

but that does not
mean that there

is an outbreak of
these insects that

are about to take over the US.

Question number two,
how big are they?

Well, given their name "giant
hornets," they're really big.

In fact, most of the
largest species measure

close to two inches in length
with a three-inch wingspan.

In Japan, they refer to
the Japanese giant hornet

as the great sparrow bird.

This is because the
insect is so large,

it resembles a bird when
it's flying through the air.

In fact, they're
so loud, it almost

sounds like an Apache helicopter
is getting ready to land

if one flies by you.

So trust me, you're
going to hear it

far before you see it coming.

Question number three,
how did they get here?

Well, first of all, let's
not use the term "they."

Thus far, we have a single
individual that has been found.

And keep in mind, it was
also dead, which means it's

not going to be reproducing.

It didn't just get
here on its own.

A hornet like that
cannot fly all

the way across the ocean and
end up in the United States.

That is physically impossible.

The animal would have
exhausted itself,

died, and fallen into the ocean
far before it made landfall.

The way that it likely got
here was on a cargo ship.

This is one way that a
lot of invasive species

end up on our soil.

They stowaway on a boat.

Once the boat docks, it
realizes it's on land.

It escapes the boat.

And lo and behold, it's out
there in the environment for us

humans here in the United
States to encounter.

So that is likely
how this hornet ended

up in the Pacific Northwest.

Question number four,
how many are here now?

To be honest with
you, I am not sure.

Is there more than one?

Possibly.

Entomologists are specifically
working on this topic

now in the Pacific Northwest
to determine whether or not

a nest and a colony has formed.

If that is the case, once they
find it, it will be eradicated,

and it is unlikely that
the spread of the hornets

will go any further than that.

So the concept of them
moving from Washington

to New York City in the next
18 months, completely unlikely.

Question number five,
how painful is the sting?

Second most painful
insect sting in the world,

according to Coyote Peterson.

The pain is excruciating.

It feels like someone has shoved
a red-hot poker into your arm

and does not remove it
for close to six hours.

After I was stung,
my arm had swollen up

to nearly twice
its original size

and I was in intense
pain for almost 36 hours.

Trust me, it is not something
you want to get stung by.

But also keep in
mind, it is only

the second most painful sting.

The most painful sting
goes to the true king,

the executioner wasp.

Trust me, you don't want to
be stung by that one either.

Question number six,
how potent is the venom?

Well, it's quite potent.

And keep this in mind,
a larger insect is going

to have a larger venom yield.

That means a single two-inch
hornet is going to inject more

venom in its sting
than something

like your typical
backyard hornet.

Now, the venom does have
neurotoxic properties, which

means that it does attack
your nervous system,

but it also has
some compounds that

can break down human
flesh, which means

that it can cause necrosis.

So it is a very potent sting.

Just a single sting alone
is more than a single human

would ever want to handle.

But several stings,
let's say 20 to 30,

could potentially kill a human.

But death usually occurs as a
secondary allergic reaction.

So it's not so much
the stings as much

as it is being allergic
to the insect's venom.

Question number seven,
will the giant hornets

sting me for no reason?

No.

These hornets will not
sting unless provoked.

And by provoked, I mean if
you try to catch, try to kill,

or try to spray one of these
creatures with an insecticide,

just like all hornets and
wasps, if they feel threatened,

they will attack.

Now, a single hornet is likely
to just leave you alone.

If you accidentally stumble
upon a nest and disturb it,

that is how you get swarmed
and that is the worst case

scenario that hopefully none of
us will ever have to deal with.

Question number eight,
who needs to be afraid?

Honestly, nobody, nobody
that's human, that is.

Now, beekeepers definitely
need to be aware, because it's

the bees that do need to fear
the hornets, specifically

European honeybees because they
have not yet evolved to a state

where they are capable
of forming a defense

against these hornets' attack.

What the hornets
will do is come in

and decimate an entire colony.

By stinging and decapitating
all the worker bees,

they work their way in,
eventually kill the queen,

and then they eat
all of the larva.

Now, Asian honeybee
species have worked out

a way through evolution
to create a defense

against giant hornets.

They will form something known
as a bee ball, where they will

surround a single hornet, beat
their wings as fast as they

can, and raise that hornet's
body temperature to the point

where essentially they cook it.

However, European honeybees have
not figured out how to do this

yet, which means if giant
hornets did become a stronghold

here in the United
States, beekeepers

would definitely need to try
to protect their colonies

from these hornets.

The biggest threat is that
the hornets would come

in and wipe out our honeybees.

Question number nine,
what should I do

if I see one of these hornets?

Well, you definitely
don't want to approach it.

You definitely don't
want to provoke it.

And you don't want to try
to catch it or kill it.

If you can, from a safe
distance, get a photograph.

Verifying the species
identification

is the most important
thing we can do right now.

Take that information and
provide it to your local fish

and wildlife department.

They can help you properly
identify the species,

and then they will get in
touch with entomologists that

can come out into your area
and determine whether or not

there is a hive
or colony that has

taken root in an area near you.

Question number 10,
is the hype real?

Are giant hornets going
to invade America?

To be honest, I would
say it's very unlikely.

Even if a colony has established
itself in the Pacific

Northwest,
entomologists are going

to track it down
and destroy it long

before the hornets are going
to spread from Washington

clear across to New York.

I'm so confident in saying that
that I would come out of sting

retirement and get
stung by one if it

was here in the United States!

That's right, that's right.

Coyote Peterson is coming
out of sting retirement.

Print the headline!

You heard me right!

No, no!

That is not what I'm saying!

I'm not coming out
of sting retirement.

See?

This is how things get out
of control in the media.

It is all hype.

What I'm saying is that
your odds of being swarmed,

let alone stung by giant
hornets this summer is

virtually impossible,
which means head out,

enjoy your picnics.

You're not going to be running
into giant man-eating hornets.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see you on
the next adventure.

Breaking news, breaking news!

Giant man-eating hornets!

They're not man-eating!

I told you this!

Spider-murdering wasps?

This isn't breaking news!

We've had spider-murdering
wasps in the United States

since the early settlers first
set foot on the eastern coast

of North America!

But it is probably something
we should talk about.

Good evening.

Welcome to the "Brave
Wilderness" news network.

I'm your host, Coyote Peterson.

And this is 10 things that
you probably need to know

about spider-murdering wasps.

Number one, what is
a tarantula hawk?

Well, that's a great question.

It's actually the
largest species of spider

wasp in the United States.

Now worldwide, there are close
to 5,000 different spider wasp

species that range on
almost every continent

except for Antarctica.

And, yes, they definitely
target spiders.

So if you have arachnophobia,
this creature should actually

be your new favorite animal.

Number two, how big are they
as compared to a giant hornet?

Well, the tarantula hawk
measures about two inches

in length, with a wingspan
of somewhere between three

and a half and four inches,
making it the largest wasp

species in the entire country.

Now, just because
it's that big doesn't

mean that it's super fast.

And while it is not quite as
robust as the giant hornet,

once it lands on the
ground, it is quite agile.

And they rely on that
speed to outmaneuver

the spiders that they're
specifically trying to murder.

Number three, have they always
been here or are they invasive?

Well, unlike the Asian
giant Hornet, a.k.a.

murder hornets, spider wasps
are native to the United States.

In fact, the tarantula hawk
inhabits the Southwest.

It can be found in Arizona,
New Mexico, Nevada, Texas,

and even Southern California.

Watch out, Hollywood.

There's actually a
good chance you've

seen a spider wasp before.

They have an aposematic
coloration, which warns you

that they are venomous.

But they actually kind of
look a lot like hummingbirds,

and there's a good chance you
may have mistaken these wasps

for those teeny, tiny birds.

Number four, do they
really murder spiders

and even tarantulas?

Yes, they do.

And here's the thing, they
don't just murder spiders.

They literally
take them hostage.

What a tarantula hawk will do is
identify a tarantula's burrow,

swoop down and begin
to pitter-patter

its feet around the opening.

This will draw the tarantula
out, thinking that, oh my gosh,

maybe there's something
there for me to eat.

Little does that tarantula
know, it's about to run

into its worst nightmare.

And what the
tarantula hawk will do

is outmaneuver the tarantula,
swoop up underneath it,

and inflict a sting.

That sting has a venom
so potent that it

paralyzes the tarantula.

Once the tarantula is in
a state of paralysis--

and this is where it gets
horrific-- the tarantula hawk

drags the tarantula back
down into its own burrow

and lays a single egg on
top of the paralyzed spider.

That egg eventually
hatches, and the larva

burrows down into
the spider and eats

it while it is still alive.

That larva pupates, eventually
hatches, and then grows

straight out of the
tarantula, like an alien,

turns into a wasp, and then
the cycle repeats itself.

So if you thought the murder
hornet was horrifying,

just try being a
tarantula that has to go

up against a tarantula hawk.

Number five how painful
is the sting of this wasp?

Let's just take a look.

Ah!

Oh!

Oh, ho!

That was one of the
worst experiences

I have ever been through.

And believe it or not, the
sting of the tarantula hawk

is only the fourth most painful
sting in the insect kingdom.

It actually ranks
below the bullet

ant, the Asian giant hornet,
and the executioner wasp.

Now, the good news about
the tarantula hawk sting

is that the intense pain only
lasts for about five minutes.

After that, you'll experience
some secondary swelling

and soreness.

But other than that,
it's really not that bad.

Number six, will
the tarantula hawk

sting humans for no reason?

Well, unless your name's
Peter Parker, a.k.a.

Spider-Man, you have
absolutely nothing

to worry about,
because spider wasps

want nothing to do with humans.

However, in the
Southwest, humans

do frequently encounter
tarantula hawks

around their swimming pools.

The reason for this is the
swimming pool is a great source

of hydration for these wasps.

Their bodies are so
lightweight, they

will actually come down and
land on the surface of the pool

to get a drink.

Now, if you see one doing
this, don't try to catch it,

don't try to kill it,
and don't try to scoop

it off with your pool strainer.

This could possibly
provoke an attack,

and thus, result in a sting.

If you see one taking a
drink, simply admire it

from a safe distance, and
both you and the spider wasp

will be absolutely fine.

Number seven, do they swarm
like hornets and bees?

No, they actually do not.

Solitary wasps live
a singular existence.

They do not live in
hives or colonies.

However, you will
occasionally see congregations

of these spider
wasps on flowering

plants because, like bees, they
are technically pollinators.

So if you see a big group of
them on a flowering plant,

you have nothing to fear.

They're just
enjoying the flowers.

Number eight, who would win
in a fight, a giant hornet

or a tarantula hawk?

Ooh!

That would be a
pretty good match-up.

Although, at the end of the day,
I would probably say the giant

hornet because of its
robust size and its very

powerful mandibles.

Now, if the tarantula hawk
did manage to maneuver

and get up underneath the
hornet and inflict a sting,

it would send it into paralysis
and technically win the match.

But based on brute
strength alone,

I would definitely say the
hornet has the upper hand.

Number nine, should we be
terrified of tarantula hawks

this summer?

I would say it is very
unlikely that if you live

in the Southwest
you're even going

to encounter a tarantula hawk.

And to be honest,
there's a good chance

that you've seen one before
and just didn't recognize it.

Believe it or not,
we have been living

in harmony with spider wasps
since the dawn of mankind.

And very few people are
stung every single summer.

And the good news
is no sting has

ever resulted in human death.

Number 10, did you
create this video

because the hype
of stinging insects

is so popular right now?

Guilty as charged.

Given the buzz surrounding
murder hornets, we figured,

why not remind
everyone that they've

been living alongside
spider-murdering wasps

for countless summers on end?

The point being is that while
these creatures, while creepy

looking and capable
of stinging, pose

absolutely no threat to humans.

Unless you're a spider,
you have absolutely

nothing to worry about.