An enormous flying insect with a terrific Lee painful sting.

But on the plus side, the so called murder hornets that can grow up to 2.5 inches in length are also large enough to support the long antenna of a radio transmitter.

That means that if you can trap them, you can track them.

And that's just what entomologists with the Washington state Department of Agriculture set out to do with this invasive, dangerous species.

This hornet, seen here enjoying amount of jelly, is carrying a tracking device, and it and others led the hornet hunters to a tree in Blaine, Washington, last week.

On Saturday, entomologists clad in space suit like protective gear wrapped up the cavity and vacuumed out the nest, the first one eradicated in North America.

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These particular invasive insects are known to be very voracious predators of honeybees, particularly managed honeybees, where only a few Asian giant hornets can take out 30,000 healthy honey bees and just a matter of a few hours.

And unfortunately, the managed honeybees we use here have no natural defense against them.

The Asian Giant Hornet appeared in parts of the Pacific Northwest over the summer, and in addition to menacing honey producers, they can also pose a threat to humans.

It's a different kind of venom than honeybee venom, so most people are going to experience severe pain if they're stung by one of these.

Special Gure said that in general, the Asian giant Hornets don't target people, but he does not recommend trying to remove a nest on your own.

We would highly recommend, though, that nobody attempts this without proper gear.

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