yes they do sting and they don't have barbs in their stinger so it doesn't kill them. So each of them will sting multiple times. And there are thousands, and they're the largest most aggressive kind of honeybee.
This man got absolutely clapped out.
These bugs are bigger than most bugs around so they don't need to ball up big bugs the way western honeybee does. Apis dorsata nest out in the open and take no prisoners.
all honeybees favor the head and especially eyes ears nose and mouth as the targets. So we don't see most of what is happening up above the frame of the camera.
also boys dont have stingers so theyre mostly b girls.
on a funny note when western honeybees rob eachother the defenders try to grab them by the legs and wings and they end up spinning around like breakdancers as they wrestle.
African bees do something called a hostile takeover where a small swarm with their own queen invades the hive, kills the OG queen + drones (boys) and subjugates the workforce.
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u/Dazvsemir 9d ago edited 9d ago
wtf was he doing climbing up to the top of the tree without any safety gear, harness etc
btw dropping a hornet hive is not "one little mistake" xD