Submitted by KimCureAll t3_ycpqdp in todayilearned
AFRICANIZED BEES. I read about them in my Weekly Reader.
Yes. They were sold as being basically infinite in number, attacking without provocation, and will mindlessly pursue you for miles until you and everyone you love is dead
Yes! I still tell this story from time to time. There was a significant period of my childhood where I was sure the killer bee "invasion" would continue to spread and would be a serious problem for the country. I remember seeing the maps and everything.
Still scared to death of bees, and now that I think of it it's probably because of this.
This was a thing up into the 2000’s,
Ha-ha, we've killed off most of the bees, so we don't have to worry about them any more!
As I was reading, I was hoping the 10 ft tall statue was of Viggo Mortenson on a mustang.
I was waiting for someone to reference this fuckin' masterpiece.
It is kinda crazy I never see that movie mentioned anywhere. Its definitely a must see.
It sucks though because apparently 90% of that story is utter bullshit but ya know what? Don't give a fuuuq
>It is kinda crazy I never see that movie mentioned anywhere.
It might happen more if you told people what it was called instead of dancing around it.
Well I posted a Hidalgo trailer in r/movies an hour ago.
Almost no response.
It's interesting that they have lights strung on it.
It's not always like that - usually around the Christmas season.
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If you are walking along and a bee starts to ram into you there is a definite possibility that it is an Africanized bee. They warn you off before they swarm you.
If you thought Africanized Honey Bees were bad, wait until you hear about the giant Asian hornet, sometimes referred to as “the murder hornet.” These guys can grow up to 2 inches (2.5 cm) and can take out entire honeybee hive in a matter of hours.
Here is a link to a short video about them. Go to the 2:50 mark to get an understanding of just how massive these guys are
Note: the giant Asian hornet is NOT a bee. Hornets and bees are related, but they are not the same.
Everyone knows, they were all over the news last year and it was all everyone was talking about.
I've seen hornets in the UK
AFAIK, they were not "released"; they escaped.
A Brazilian scientist was studying them and trying to improve the honey production of non-Africanized bees.
BTW Hidalgo was a Mexican Catholic Priest born from Spanish parents that started the Mexican Independence from Spain, when that part of Texas was still part of Mexico...
Well, since we have The Alamo, The Riverwalk, are ground zero for Tex Mex, the 7th Largest City... they have nothing else to get excited about.
I used to live near there and never saw the statue lol
John Belushi would be proud.
Flashback to Grand Theft Auto 3's Chatterbox station. Killer Bees!
> First American
> initially released in Brazil
This might turn into a quality comment section
im_talking_ace t1_itnn9ti wrote
If you were a kid who heard about this during that time, you were certain that this is how you were going to die.