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Welcome back to day two of “Animals that can Kill” on Wild Facts.\u00a0 We talked about the deadly sting of the bark scorpion yesterday.\u00a0 Today we will take a look at another sting that you will want to avoid.\u00a0 I am of course talking about the sting from an Africanized Bee better known as the Killer Bee.\u00a0 Now isn’t that a nice reassuring name.\u00a0 It sounds bad but are they really that deadly?\u00a0 We will find out soon enough.<\/p>\n

The “Killer Bee” is actually a hybrid of the African Honey Bee and various European Honey Bees.\u00a0 This hybrid is much more aggressive and will actually take over the hive of European honey bees by killing the European queen and establishing their own.\u00a0 I guess this proves the old theory wrong that only humans cause war.<\/p>\n

Originally these killer bees could only be found in Africa, however, they have managed to find their way over to the Americas.\u00a0 They can now be found throughout South America, Mexico and some Southern US states such as Texas, Arizona, Florida and California.\u00a0 So how poisonous are these hybrid bees? To tell you the truth the potency of their sting is the same as the European honey bee.\u00a0 So why are they so deadly? Why have cheap B-rated movies been made about these bees? Is it all an exaggeration? These are all excellent questions and to answer them we have to learn about the killer bees behaviour.<\/p>\n

The africanized bee has what is called “hyper-defensive behaviour”.\u00a0 Basically, they will attack a perceived threat on their hive at the drop of a hat.\u00a0 If you look the wrong way at a killer bee hive then they will attack.\u00a0 The problem is when they attack they come at you in great numbers.\u00a0 The number of deaths to humans are increased because of the greater number of stings that occur when you startle a hive as well as the fact that killer bees tend to sting more readily.\u00a0 As you can imagine the media has caused a lot of hype over the killer bees but the fact remains that they can be deadly and 1-2 Americans are reported to die each year from killer bee stings.\u00a0 Whether or not these people are allergic is unknown.\u00a0 The hype may not be completely justified but I wouldn’t go trying to pet these hybrid bees anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Killer Bee Fast Fact: <\/strong>Not all killer bee hives are are defensive and aggressive as described above.\u00a0 For this reason beekeepers have been able to create a strain of gentler killer bees.\u00a0 Apparently these “domesticated” killer bees are the bee of choice in South America.<\/p>\n

I have attached an interesting 3 minute clip on the killer bees below but it may not be suitable for the really young ones.\u00a0 As well, it may instill fear into people regarding these bees.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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