Killer bees (Africanized honey bees) are more dangerous because of how many attack at once, not because each sting is more poisonous. A single sting is about as harmful as a normal honey bee sting, mainly causing local pain and swelling unless you are allergic. The real danger is when they defend a nest: they react faster, send many more bees, and may chase a person hundreds of yards, delivering dozens to hundreds of stings. Large numbers of stings can inject enough venom to cause vomiting, orga

Queen bees actually rule the hive. Here's how. | The Inquisitr

50k Africanized Bees 🥵🐝 This hive was non-stop when it came to defending their hive! Usually when we start taking each sheet apart they start the calm down but even their defense radius was larger than usual! We believe these ladies were also raising a queen as unfortunately we didn't find her after hours of searching. #bees #savethebees #insects #safetyfirst #nature #wildlife #animals #construction #contractor | Mr. Mrs. Bee Rescue