Hornets

In Vanuatu, we fear the tropical hornet when working in the gardens or walking through the bush. Should you disturb their carefully guarded nests, often a group of hornets will sting you without mercy. I have only suffered their wrath on one occasion- and that was enough.

Notice Jimmy's swollen left eye, the result of a painful hornet sting.

When locals encounter them in the garden, they often light a fire on the spot and smoke the hornets out before destroying their nest.