Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen

Natural World Season 26 Episode 4

Overview:
The Giant Japanese Hornet is the fiercest looking insect on earth, and one of the deadliest. This film follows the remarkable life of one giant hornet queen, as she emerges from hibernation and starts to build up a colony in an old temple garden. Her army of warriors terrorise the beautiful mountain valley in their constant struggle to find food for their hungry grubs.

In a series of dramatic pitched battles, the giant hornets massacre thousands of bees, but victory isn't always assured - one local honeybee fights back thanks to a remarkable defensive strategy, and suddenly it is the hornets that are dying. A beekeeper monk bears witness to the rising power of the giant hornet colony, and despite the hornet's attacks on his own bees, he reveals a deep respect for these incredible predators.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : -

Release Date : 2007-04-25

Duration : 60 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 26)

Toki's Tale
1. Toki's Tale
Battle to Save the Tiger
2. Battle to Save the Tiger
Moose on the Loose
3. Moose on the Loose
Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen
4. Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen
Hawaii - Message in the Waves
5. Hawaii - Message in the Waves
Invasion of the Crocodiles
6. Invasion of the Crocodiles
The Bloodhound and the Beardie
7. The Bloodhound and the Beardie
Saving Our Seabirds
8. Saving Our Seabirds
Desert Lions
9. Desert Lions
Gabon - Forests of the Future
10. Gabon - Forests of the Future
Wye - Voices from the Valley
11. Wye - Voices from the Valley


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