Japanese honeybees swarm huge hornet predator to kill it with heat
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
Japanese honeybees face a formidable foe in the Asian giant hornet, a fierce predator that can reach 40mm long or larger, but the bees have developed a novel defense mechanism: they create a "hot defensive bee ball," swarming around the hornet and literally cooking it.