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.
| Title | Natural World - Season 26 Episode 4 Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom, France |
| Studio | BBC Two |
| Cast | David Attenborough, John Hannah, Juliet Stevenson |
| Crew | Brian Jackman (Writer), Andrew Graham-Brown (Director), Mike Birkhead (Director) |
| Alternative Titles | Přirozený svět, BBC Natural World, Természetes világ, Naturens värld |
| Keyword | wildlife, animals, nature, environment, nature documentary |
| First Air Date | Oct 30, 1983 |
| Last Air date | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Season | 39 Season |
| Episode | 543 Episode |
| Runtime | 60:14 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb: | 7.00/ 10 by 22.00 users |
| Popularity | 45.353 |
| Language | English |
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