Monday 4 July 2022 03:42 PM Parasite is pulled from the stomach of a murder hornet by insect enthusiast trends now Japanese man saves giant murder hornet's life by pulling a large white parasite from its belly during DIY surgery using a pair of tweezers A Japanese man saved the life of a giant murder hornet with mini-surgery Insect enthusiast Ebira Mosura removed a parasite from the hornet's stomach The DIY vet used tweezers to pull gooey white worm from murder hornet's belly By Chris Matthews For Mailonline Published: 15:37 BST, 4 July 2022 | Updated: 15:39 BST, 4 July 2022 Viewcomments A Japanese man saved the life of a giant murder hornet with his own mini-surgery by removing a parasite from its stomach. Insect enthusiast Ebira Mosura was out in his garden when he noticed the Asian giant hornet 'showing unusual behaviour' in Tokyo, Japan. The hobbyist had a hunch that it might have been infected with a parasite so he caught the creature and took it inside his house to 'rescue' it. Nauseating footage shows the DIY vet using tweezers to pull a gooey, white worm from the murder hornet's belly. Ebira said: 'It was hard to see but I was pretty sure that the hornet had a parasite in its belly. Insect enthusiast Ebira Mosura was out in his garden when he noticed this Asian giant hornet 'showing unusual behaviour' in Tokyo, Japan The hobbyist had a hunch that it might have been infected with a parasite so he caught the creature and took it inside his house to 'rescue' it Stomach-churning footage shows the DIY vet using tweezers to pull a gooey, white worm from the murder hornet's belly 'I'm not a professional but you have to be knowledgeable to successfully do this.' The insect lover slowly pulled out the parasitic worm and carefully laid it on his finger to clearly show it to the camera. He released the hornet afterwards and fed the parasite to his pet frog. He added: 'I was actually very sick that time. You could even hear me coughing on the video but I felt really bad for the hornet. The large parasite found inside the hornet's stomach was a female Strepsiptera which attaches to hosts such as bees, wasps, grasshoppers, and leafhoppers Removing the parasite saved the life of the murder hornet 'I have seen that behaviour before on other hornets and wasps so I thought I should help the creature that time.' The large parasite found inside the hornet's stomach was a female Strepsiptera, which attaches to hosts such as bees, wasps, grasshoppers, and leafhoppers. The parasite controls its host to avoid colony tasks and cluster on vegetation so it could mate with other Strepsipteras. What are murder hornets? Common name: Asian giant hornet Latin name: Vespa mandarinia Adult length: 1 3/4 inches Wingspan: Three inches Sting length: Quarter of an inch Description: Yellow face and large black and yellow striped abdomen. Large jaws and a noisy flier Asian giant hornets are more than double the size of honeybees, and have a wingspan measuring more than three inches Natural habitat: Across Asia Venom: It administers seven times more venom than a honeybee when it stings. This acts as a neurotoxin and can lead to seizures and cardiac arrests. The sting is described as incredibly painful Behaviour: Insect emerges in April and nests in the ground. It predates on many insects, but particularly targets honeybees Risks: Has a habit of sacking bee hives, decapitating the workers and stealing the young. The European honeybee has no defense against the invader. Its stings could also prove fatal to Americans Advertisement Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility