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250 million honeybees escape into nature after lorry overturns on road

250 million honeybees escape into nature after lorry overturns on road

They escaped to beedom after the lorry flipped 250 million honeybees have escaped into nature after a lorry overturned on a road in the US. The lorry which was travelling across the state of Washington was carrying approximately 70,000lbs (31,751kg) of hives when the incident happened. The truck overturned near the city of Lynden, close […]

10 months ago

Man in agony after being stung by bees 20,000 times – and swallowing 30 of them

Man in agony after being stung by bees 20,000 times – and swallowing 30 of them

Austin Bellamy was medically induced into a coma and put on a ventilator A man has been hospitalised after being brutally stung by more than 20,000 African killer bees while attempting to prune a tree. Austin Bellamy is fighting for his life after ingesting more than 30 of them and being stung by thousands more. […]

3 years ago

Bees may ejaculate themselves to death if heatwave reaches 42C

Bees may ejaculate themselves to death if heatwave reaches 42C

Humans are not the only ones at risk Honey bees could suffer a rather tough death if temperatures get even more out of control. A national emergency has been declared and a large chunk of England has been put on a red weather warning for the first time in history. Temperatures are currently forecast to […]

4 years ago

Scientists have created robot bugs- have they not watched Black Mirror?

Scientists have created robot bugs- have they not watched Black Mirror?

Does Black Mirror predict literally everything? Scientists had designed tiny robot bugs that can fit in hard to reach places, journey inhospitable environments, and hopefully not be hacked like in Netflix’s Black Mirror. Researchers at Swanson School of Engineering in Pennsylvania have created the bugs capable of doing jobs humans can not. “These robots could […]

4 years ago

Swarm of bees kill 60 penguins by stinging them in the eyes

Swarm of bees kill 60 penguins by stinging them in the eyes

The penguins showed no other sign of injury In what has been compared to a freak occurrence, South African honey bees have killed over 60 endangered penguins at a beach near Cape Town. According to the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Costal Birds, the swarm killed the penguins at a beach near both […]

4 years ago

Bees infested a hot dog stand and shut down Times Square

Bees infested a hot dog stand and shut down Times Square

There was a lot of buzz around Times Square on Tuesday A large section of Times Square – one of the busiest intersections in the world – has been shut down on Tuesday afternoon following a huge infestation of bees. A hot dog vendor stand was found to suddenly be under the weight of a […]

8 years ago

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