With strange eyes and a venomous sting "killer wasps" invade America for the first time

The year 2020 is still revealing more of his secrets and surprises day after day, the most recent of which came from America, where recently "giant" wasps with strange eyes and a venomous bite invaded the United States, which raised many fears amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Scientists say "Asian giant wasps" were detected in the United States for the first time in Washington state, according to US news network CNN on Sunday.

The discovery of these wasps began when a beekeeper reported piles of dead bees on his farm whose heads were torn apart, in a rare and alarming scene in a country where the number of bees is rapidly decreasing.

The hornet is more than 5 centimetres long, and it is the largest hornet in the world, and it has a fatal bite if a person bites more than once, according to experts at Washington State University, and researchers have dubbed it "killing wasps."

"The wasps are similar to the ones that appear in the brutal animations of children ... they have a huge orange-yellow face," the network quoted Susan Kobe, a beekeeper at the Department of Entomology at Washington State University, as saying.

How did wasps get to America?

Scientists do not know precisely how the "deadly wasps", whose origin is Asia, reached Washington state in the United States of America.

Seth Truskot, of the University of Washington's College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Sciences, suggested it had been transported by international shipments, and in some cases intentionally, he said.

Giant wasps were first monitored in the state last December, and scientists believe they started operating again last month, after the queens stepped out of their winter nests to build nests and form colonies.

"The wasps are more destructive as of late summer (July) and early autumn (October), as during this period they are busy searching for protein sources to raise queens next year," Truskot said.

He added: "They attack honeybee cells, kill adult bees, and eat up their larvae ... their stings are large and painful, and they have a strong neurotoxin. Multiple stings can kill people."

Washington State agricultural officials have asked beekeepers and residents to report any giant wasps they see, and not to approach them, warning that their sting can penetrate the ordinary beekeeper suit.