Southern Giant Hornets

[Nicos]

Only found in Spain so far but certainly worth watching out for as it looks like it’s come via importation of goods from Asia…

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/...first-sighting

[Snoop Puss]

Northern Spain... That's quite a cold area in winter. If they can survive there, they might do well in many other parts of Europe.

I see in Wikipedia they will even take small geckos.

[Nicos]

Yeh…my thoughts exactly Snoop….maybe toads, frogs…maybe mice even?
Don’t like that they can ‘hide’ underground either Perhaps that’s how they can overwinter?

[smallblueplanet]

Grim news.