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Hornet

A hornet large flying insect with a painful sting similar to bees and wasp.

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7/18/20241 min read

The word hornet is a noun. A hornet is a flying, buzzing insect with a painful sting. Much larger than bees, hornets look very similar to yellow jackets wasps.

They build their papery nest in bushes and trees and like to live in a group similar to their other species.

A movie by the name of Green Hornet came in 2011 featuring Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz where the protagonist takes inspiration from a hornet to give character to his alter ego.

Hornet
Hornet
Movie poster of Green Hornet
Movie poster of Green Hornet

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