Still Waters Posted July 28, 2013 #1 Share Posted July 28, 2013 A couple exercising their two miniature horses have been attacked by a swarm of around 30,000 bees, stinging the animals so many times that they died. Kristen Beauregard, 44, was stung about 200 times and her boyfriend around 50 times as the insects chased and followed them in Pantego, north Texas. She said they were sweeping up "piles and piles" of bees and "it was like a bad movie". http://uk.news.yahoo...40.html#OkcOXH5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted July 28, 2013 #2 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Wow, that is horrible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d e v i c e Posted July 28, 2013 #3 Share Posted July 28, 2013 That's just nature: kill or be killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MySummerJob Posted July 29, 2013 #4 Share Posted July 29, 2013 And people wonder why I have a phobia of Bees, or bee like creatures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Darko Posted July 29, 2013 #5 Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Sounds like a Killer Bees movie. Edited July 29, 2013 by Ever After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted July 29, 2013 #6 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Very likely these are Africanized bees. What ever genius thought it was a good idea to bring extremely aggressive wild African bees to South America has cost hundreds of lives and pushed out many native New World bee species. There dreams of greater honey production have instead turned into a nightmare of dangerous, highly mobile insects that attack anything that gives off CO2. Tests have shown that you can walk up to a hive if you have a breathing tube; the minute you exhale near the nest the go nuts, probably a defense against African predators like the Honey Badger. It took only a few decade for then to colonize all of South and Central America and work their way into souther North America. Stowaways on ships may eventually spread them to the Caribbean as well, if they are not already there. On the other hand domestic bees are in trouble form Colony Collapse Disease, a malady of unknown origin and possible multiple causes from fungi to insecticide contamination; we may have to learn to use and live with these aggressive bees for pollination of our food crops. A dangerous catch-22 to be sure. Feel bad for the horses, they did not have any idea what was attacking them. They could have outrun the swarm if they had not been in a pen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted July 29, 2013 #7 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Another Texas bee attack - I think I will stay away for a while. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=248952&hl=%2Bbees+%2Btexas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 29, 2013 #8 Share Posted July 29, 2013 A couple exercising their two miniature horses have been attacked by a swarm of around 30,000 bees, stinging the animals so many times that they died. Kristen Beauregard, 44, was stung about 200 times and her boyfriend around 50 times as the insects chased and followed them in Pantego, north Texas. She said they were sweeping up "piles and piles" of bees and "it was like a bad movie". http://uk.news.yahoo...40.html#OkcOXH5 Looks like the boyfriend could run faster. Only 50 sticgs campared to 200 for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memento_mori Posted July 29, 2013 #9 Share Posted July 29, 2013 That's un "bee"-lievable. Whomp whomp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckys_Mom Posted July 29, 2013 #10 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Those poor horses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted July 29, 2013 #11 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I was very impressed till I read "minature horses". Still it is a tragedy. It is amazing how they don't give up, even when the people are underwater. Maybe we need to import some Honey Badgers?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyInnerShadow Posted July 29, 2013 #12 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Poor horse! Thankfully over here, our bees tend to be rather more tame, but if global warming is true, and the temps here rise, I fear that more of these kind of species could make a home here, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collateral Damage Posted July 29, 2013 #13 Share Posted July 29, 2013 That's extremely unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherialNight Posted July 30, 2013 #14 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Those poor horses, that's hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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