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[Luis_23]

BEADS?

HA!

 

[Ydahs]

Regarding the GIF, I'm pretty sure he has a chemical on his hands which is found in hives, so the bees don't see him as a threat.

 

[Saint Anima]

That has to be a terrible way to go out. Gives me the shivers just thinking about it.

Oh God, the Pain!

Well done.

 

[Sp3eD]

That comic is inaccurate, a bee in my house gets the utmost attention until I know it's gone.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

Hybrid of Western and African honeybees. Says so right in the article.

You could think of them as western honeybees that've been "Africanized" I guess.

Thanks Obama

 

[Kelthink]

So is it European bees that have been Africanised, or African bees that have been Westernised? Something a bit off about that name.

 

[TOP SHOTTA]

I feel that my day has just been ruined.

 

[astroturfing]

ugh.. can't even imagine.

though i currently have probably more than a hundred mosquito bites on me (counted about 50 on my right leg alone). itchy as all hell, all over my body, all the time.

went running in the forest late in the evening, big mistake during the Finnish summer lol. but our mosquitos are small and pretty harmless so it's cool. i hope i raised my tolerance for them and won't even notice their bites from now on that's my theory and i'm sticking with it.

 

[True Underdog]

When I was about 12 or 13, I accidentally disturbed a nest of wasps. They flew all around me and crawled on me. When they first hit me at first I thought it was a gust of wind (that's how quick they were); they probably only stayed on me for a few seconds but it felt like forever.

I stayed perfectly still, mostly because I had no idea what to do. I'm certainly glad my first instinct wasn't to flail about.

 

[Massive Nights]

C'MON! This is one of the few times Gaf has let me down with the first reply, shitty Tumblr gif, but it should have been this.

 

[Luigiv]

A wasp in your house is nothing compared to a rhinoceros. You... You don't want that.

Nobody does.

A rhino is still better than a hippo. Fuck that shit, I tell yah.

 

[HK-47]

Bees, My God.

 

[Log4Girlz]

I hope my death is funny so people can post gifs about it.

I'll make sure of both!

 

[NinjaFridge]

Nothing like ants, You can't kill them. They are like sheep.

 

[BobTheFork]

I remember when I was a kid, they had projections and map showing the killer bees have taken half of the country by now.

 

[ComputerMKII]

 

[phosphor112]

40k less bees on this planet.

 

[hunnies28]

C'MON! This is one of the few times Gaf has let me down with the first reply, shitty Tumblr gif, but it should have been this.

Came here expecting this. Damn, had to be until the seconde page.

 

[Spat_triate]

So is it European bees that have been Africanised, or African bees that have been Westernised? Something a bit off about that name.

One drop rule

 

[CornBurrito]

40k less bees on this planet.

Do Africanized honeybees die after stinging?

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

Came here expecting this. Damn, had to be until the seconde page.

But the thread is only on page 1.

 

[EVOL 100%]

I'd do this for a thousand US dollars.

But the thread is only on page 1.

Now now, we must feel pity for those 50ppp plebs - I mean poor souls.

Please, please stop quoting the hand-GIF, guys

no

 

[hawk2025]

Please, please stop quoting the hand-GIF, guys

 

[spindashing]

EEHHHHHEEEFGHGGH

 

[Clydefrog]

I still freak out if there's a bee in the house.

 

[Mr.Marston]

Aaaah what the fuck is he doing??

 

[Alcoholikaust]

suddenly reminded of Tommy Boy

 

[andycapps]

Love the subtle thread title change.

 

[Rocwell]

Poor guy, if only he had behuhuhu the rub hive here two 15 tablets and just pol then and the letter are made of stones and the gray is a grout that twists and turns the letter.

 

[Arcteryx]

Poor guy, if only he had behuhuhu the rub hive here two 15 tablets and just pol then and the letter are made of stones and the gray is a grout that twists and turns the letter.

 

[FStop7]

Go back to Africa.

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

You've never behuhu the rub hive?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I remember when FOX did a "the sky is falling" special on Africanized Killer Bees ("When Killer Bees Attack" if I remember correctly) around 15 years ago. Don't believe the hype.

We were all supposed to be dead by now, as the wave of terror swept up from Mexico.

I recall it vividly.

 

[shinobi602]

What in the flying fuck.

 

[alr1ght]

 

[Candeldandel]

Love the subtle thread title change.

Holy shit, fan-fucking-tastic.

Seriously though, what a scary thing to read about People are wary enough about stinging insects, and the fact there's a honeybee that's ultra-dangerous killing people and scaring the bajeezus out of everyone doesn't help the regular 'ol docile honeybee and its troubling situation regarding disappearing & colony collapse.

... That hand gif, guys. Quit it.

 

[fallagin]

This gif is mesmerizing.

 

[Kunan]

This gif is mesmerizing.

I feel so on edge after watching it 20 times in a row

 

[Eric C]

We should import some Japanese giant hornets then.

yes

The bees will form a ball around them and cook them to death

no

 

[Wellscha]

Normal Bees are harmless, we have several lavender plants where you see a lot of bees on them. Wasps & Hornets on the other hand...Let's say I'm ok with them being extinct.

 

[Neuromancer]

I like bees but this was uncalled for.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

 

[Rei_Toei]

yes

That's one true trooper bro bee, rescueing his beebro.

 

[Amalthea]

yes

no

"You came to the wrong hive, motherfucker."

Nope.

Normally I'm not the person who's afraid of insects but my travel plans to Japan just got canceled.

 

[MattKeil]

That's one true trooper bro bee, rescueing his beebro.

All worker bees are female. That's a beesis.

 

[Pinko Marx]

So is it wrong I came into this thread hoping for pictures?

 

[Alaskanbullworm]

I was thinking that could just be a rubber hand....


....but then I saw this video

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

I would actually be interested to see how an encounter between African honeybees and Japanese giant hornets would play out.

Japanese honeybees have very specialized behavior to counter the hornets, obviously African honeybees would be just as hapless as Western honeybees in that regard. But would their more aggressive behavior make a difference? Maybe they could penetrate the hornet armor easier?

 

[Mudkips]

All worker bees are female. That's a beesis.

Queens are the only females.
Then you have breeding males.
Then you have unsexed drones.

I would actually be interested to see how an encounter between African honeybees and Japanese giant hornets would play out.

Japanese honeybees have very specialized behavior to counter the hornets, obviously African honeybees would be just as hapless as Western honeybees in that regard. But would their more aggressive behavior make a difference? Maybe they could penetrate the hornet armor easier?

Bees surround hornets in a big ball and vibrate to increase the temperature and kill them. Africanized bees wouldn't be any different beyond having a larger and faster response to the intruder.

 

[J-Rod]

I remember there being a honey bee hive in a hollowed out tree on my parent's farm when I was a child. Me and my older brother were looking at it one day and he started prodding the nest with a stick. I asked him what the hell he was doing and he said, "looking for the queen". I told him I was getting hell away and started back to the house. I was climbing over a small wooden fence about halfway back and I suddenly see him jump clear over the fence like it was nothing, land without breaking stride, and disappear like a bolt of lightning towards the house. They had just finished pulling all the bees off him with a hand towel by the time I got back. I didn't get stung at all, but they kicked his ass real good. Pointless and off-topic story, but I couldn't help reminiscing after reading the topic.