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Japanese Bees and European Bees Against Hornet Predators
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The meat eating larvaes are hungry and the hornet colony had to look for food to feed their young. A hornet is 3 times the size and 20 times the weight of a bee. This short documentary looks into how the European bees and Japanese bees use their defence mechanism to stop the hornets from slaughtering their kind. 1 videoclip after the jump. |
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December 31st, 2006 at 10:47 pm
katana,
i think the video was stuck.
i can’t watch the whole video.
January 1st, 2007 at 12:55 am
That sometimes happen when your internet connection cuts off for a while, try refreshing again or open a new browser and load the video. That should work keke.
January 1st, 2007 at 3:48 pm
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January 5th, 2007 at 10:58 am
thanx for the video…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
:D 
it was really interesting…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
January 6th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
I’m trying to find a picture of what it looks like to a person’s face after a few of these beasts have attacked…any ideas?? please e-mail noilette3@yahoo
January 12th, 2007 at 1:19 am
Damn I wish we could see more of these movies, about ants and other hive like insects also! I really like to see the insects fight each other!
January 16th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
That was amazing.
November 22nd, 2007 at 10:37 am
God damn it, even bees are smarter in Japan.
December 9th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
“larvaes” ??
December 9th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Japanese ingenuity extends even to the animal kingdom.
December 9th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
The Japanese bees and the hornets are local to the area and thus are natural enemies. I’m sure their defense and attack strategy was gained through their biological evolution.
The European bees didn’t have this evolutionary benefit because they were merely imported. Dealing with giant hornets is not something they instinctually know of.
December 9th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
“God damn it, even bees are smarter in Japan.” - theRabbi
HAHAHA. Funny =P
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December 10th, 2007 at 1:29 am
Katamari Damabee…
December 10th, 2007 at 1:31 am
Incredible - they actually cook the hornet! Such a complicated defense mechanism, but so effective.
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March 24th, 2009 at 3:52 am
this is interesting. if anyone has more information on this and how this tactic was formed through the time let me know. latino_rapper55@hotmail.com