![Photo shows a newly-discovered hornet, the largest ever, found by Chengdu Huaxi Entomic Museum in Yunnan near the border with Myanmar on March 5, 2019. The hornet is 6-cm-long, with a wingspan of 9.35 cm. That\'s far bigger than the previous record of 7.6 cm. (Photo/Xinhua)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/06/0fb56d54262047258b3e0e2f51f51fab.jpg)
Photo shows a newly-discovered hornet, the largest ever, found by Chengdu Huaxi Entomic Museum in Yunnan near the border with Myanmar on March 5, 2019. The hornet is 6-cm-long, with a wingspan of 9.35 cm. That's far bigger than the previous record of 7.6 cm. (Photo/Xinhua)
![Photo shows a newly-discovered hornet, the largest ever, found by Chengdu Huaxi Entomic Museum in Yunnan near the border with Myanmar on March 5, 2019. The hornet is 6-cm-long, with a wingspan of 9.35 cm. That\'s far bigger than the previous record of 7.6 cm. (Photo/Xinhua)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/06/4f44156111324373a81b12e8bf60a16a.jpg)
Photo shows a newly-discovered hornet, the largest ever, found by Chengdu Huaxi Entomic Museum in Yunnan near the border with Myanmar on March 5, 2019. The hornet is 6-cm-long, with a wingspan of 9.35 cm. That's far bigger than the previous record of 7.6 cm. (Photo/Xinhua)
![An egg is sized up alongside the specimen of an Asian giant hornet, the world\'s largest hornet, in Yunnan near the border with Myanmar on March 5, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/06/84387cd7df684a39af1246e81853f404.jpg)
An egg is sized up alongside the specimen of an Asian giant hornet, the world's largest hornet, in Yunnan near the border with Myanmar on March 5, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua)
![Photo shows a newly-discovered hornet, the largest ever, found by Chengdu Huaxi Entomic Museum in Yunnan near the border with Myanmar on March 5, 2019. The hornet is 6-cm-long, with a wingspan of 9.35 cm. That\'s far bigger than the previous record of 7.6 cm. (Photo/Xinhua)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/06/dd7352dcceb54c0a9c52f36ada5b4a10.jpg)
Photo shows a newly-discovered hornet, the largest ever, found by Chengdu Huaxi Entomic Museum in Yunnan near the border with Myanmar on March 5, 2019. The hornet is 6-cm-long, with a wingspan of 9.35 cm. That's far bigger than the previous record of 7.6 cm. (Photo/Xinhua)
![Photo shows a newly-discovered hornet, the largest ever, found by Chengdu Huaxi Entomic Museum in Yunnan near the border with Myanmar on March 5, 2019. The hornet is 6-cm-long, with a wingspan of 9.35 cm. That\'s far bigger than the previous record of 7.6 cm. (Photo/Xinhua)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/06/282d41071d5640a78d7fa8bd36cc75e0.jpg)
Photo shows a newly-discovered hornet, the largest ever, found by Chengdu Huaxi Entomic Museum in Yunnan near the border with Myanmar on March 5, 2019. The hornet is 6-cm-long, with a wingspan of 9.35 cm. That's far bigger than the previous record of 7.6 cm. (Photo/Xinhua)