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30 giant Japanese hornets kill 30,000 bees

Started by Still Waters , Jan 13 2012 08:45 PM

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#1    Still Waters

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 08:45 PM

www.dailymail.co.uk said:

Tens of thousands are dead, hundreds more of the dying lie writhing on the battlefield, powerless to protect their children.

These horrifying and yet fascinating scenes are the highlights of a three-hour battle between just 30 giant Japanese hornets and 30,000 European honeybees.

The video, from a National Geographic documentary called Hornets From Hell, shows a full-scale attack on the honeybees' comb in order that the hornets can get at their larvae.

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 09:44 PM

That's crazy

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 10:13 PM

Those must be Spartan bees.  :lol:

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 10:26 PM

I hope they stay in Japan, we already have the African Bees.

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 10:36 PM

Frightening stuff. I didn't ever think I would have sympathy for a bee after being stung as a youngster.
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Posted 13 January 2012 - 11:37 PM

Ninja bees?  That's all we need, fgs.


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Posted 13 January 2012 - 11:58 PM

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Posted 14 January 2012 - 12:11 AM

Yep, those hornets are the things nightmares are made of. This doesn't shock me in the least: japanese hornets are truly terrifying.

Edit to add: wait, wait... were they introduced to the beehive to make the film or what?

Edited by Funky Poacher, 14 January 2012 - 12:15 AM.

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Posted 14 January 2012 - 01:16 AM

View PostEldorado, on 13 January 2012 - 11:37 PM, said:

Ninja bees?  That's all we need, fgs.

We better get some Pirate Bees in to sort 'em out...
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Posted 14 January 2012 - 07:42 AM

that's awesome and quite barbaric. couldn't they resolve their differences without all the fighting? (kidding) :huh:
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Posted 14 January 2012 - 12:40 PM

I saw this video years ago, I wonder why it has surfaced again.

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Posted 14 January 2012 - 02:28 PM

Well, they aren't entirely defenseless...


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Posted 14 January 2012 - 02:41 PM

View Postskookum, on 14 January 2012 - 12:40 PM, said:

I saw this video years ago, I wonder why it has surfaced again.

Slow news day.  Daily Snail are famous for recycling articles.


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Posted 14 January 2012 - 03:21 PM

Wow. I didn't think any other species other than humans could do a mass killing like that.

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Posted 14 January 2012 - 03:52 PM

Oh hey, The Flood linked me here.
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