The giant hornet is one of the deadliest insects on the planet; this queen is sowing the seeds of empire in the mountains of Japan. Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #GiantHornet #BuddhaBeesAndTheGiantHornetQueen #BBCEarth Watch more: Planet Earth bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet bit.ly/BluePlanetPlaylist Planet Earth II bit.ly/PlanetEarthIIPlaylist Planet Dinosaur bit.ly/PlanetDinoPlaylist Natural World: Buddha, Bees and The Giant Hornet Queen It's springtime on Honshu Island, and a queen stirs from hibernation. She alone has the ability to create an empire of winged killers, one that will last all summer long. She is a Japanese giant hornet: the largest wasp on the planet. Armed with razor-sharp jaws, thick armour plating, and a lethal half-inch stinger, these hornets have but one mission: to spread their majesty's reign to the whole countryside. Is there nothing that can stop this murderous horde? Or will the giant monsters destroy all w...