What is "asian giant hornet"

n. ''Vespa mandarinia'', the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia, and having a powerful sting.

The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the subspecies Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica), colloquially known as the yak-killer hornet, is the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia. They prefer to live in low mountains and forests while almost completely avoiding plains and high altitude climates. ''V. mandarinia ''creates nests by digging, co-opting pre-existing tunnels dug by rodents, or occupying spaces near rotted pine roots. It feeds primarily on larger insects and honey from honey bee colonies. Some dimensions of this hornet are a body length of , a wingspan of about , and stinger of which injects a large amount of potent venom.