Greater banded hornet Vespa tropica build their nest, in Afghanistan

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Vespa tropica, the greater banded hornet, is a tropical species of hornet found in Southeast Asia, and commonly found in west Africa, from Afghanistan to New Guinea. It is medium in size; the worker's length is of about 25 mm. The head is dark brown/red; the abdomen is black with a large yellow stripe. Predation by V. tropica is one of the foremost causes of colony failure in P. chinensis in Japan. V. tropica may play a significant role in controlling Asian polistene population. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDC