GIANT ASIAN HORNET OR VESPA MANDARINIA

THE BIOME AND LOCATION OF THE GIANT ASIAN HORNET

• The Giant Asian Hornet lives in the dense woodland of Eastern Asia (like Japan).

CLASSIFICATION

• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom:Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insecta
• Order: Hymenoptera

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• Family: Vespidae
• Genus: Vespa
• Species: Mandarinia
• Scientific Name: Vespa mandarinia

ABIOTIC FACTORS

• Honey (food)
• Water (drink)
• Temperature (can live in 115 fahrenheit)
• Fire (burns down nests)
• Oxygen (can't live without it)

BIOTIC FACTORS

• Honey bees (prey)
• Mantises (prey)
• Wasps (prey)
• Humans (because we've sent people out to kill them)
• Trees (hives are in trees)