The Hornet's Hidden Enemy Was My Chicks' Favorite Food

A Japanese hornet's nest is one of the most dangerous things you can come across — in Japan, hornet stings kill around twenty people every year. I remove these nests and feed the brood to my chicks. But one day, I came to a nest that was almost completely empty. An entire hornet colony had been wiped out from the inside… and the culprit turned out to be something my chicks love to eat. In this video I open up two hornet nests. The first is packed with about 700 larvae and pupae — a feast for my six birds: three chicks and three silkies. The second holds a mystery: who, or what, had emptied it? The answer is a moth whose grubs slip into hornet nests at night and devour the brood from within. Even the fearsome hornet has an enemy of its own — and in the end, that enemy became my chicks' dinner. ⚠️ Hornet nests are extremely dangerous. This removal is done with a proper hornet suit and years of experience. Please never attempt it yourself. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 A deadly hornet — and a nest found empty 0:24 Removing the first nest, without poison 1:43 Feeding the brood to my chicks 2:52 A second nest — something is wrong 4:35 The hidden invaders 6:01 Feeding time, and the circle of life A nest of the fearsome hornet, destroyed from within by a tiny moth — and that moth, in turn, becoming food for my chicks. In nature, nothing goes to waste. Which would you have feared more: the hornets, or the creature hiding inside their nest? Let me know in the comments. 🐝 About this channel I film the world of Japanese honeybees (Apis cerana japonica), hornets, and the small creatures of the Japanese countryside, up close and in their natural setting. #hornet #wasp #japanesehornet #beekeeping #wildlife #foodchain #chickens #silkie #insects #nature