I've heard they can leave a very sore lump on your arm!!!
2007-01-17 08:22:04 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
To all you smart arses out there - I asked this question as a joke!!!
However, I was surprised to find out some facts about 'killer-bees'.
2007-01-17 08:36:51 · update #1
Killer bees by themselves "usually" do very little harm. But when do you see a bee by itself? It's an attack by a swarm that will do you in.
Africanized bees acquired the name "killer bees" because they will viciously attack people and animals who unwittingly stray into their territory, often resulting in serious injury or death. Though their venom is no more potent than native honey bees, Africanized bees attack in far greater numbers and pursue perceived enemies for greater distances. Once disturbed, colonies may remain agitated for 24 hours, attacking people and animals within a range of a quarter mile from the hive.
2007-01-17 08:27:51 · answer #1 · answered by mistresscris 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Killer bee is a misnomer popularized by Hollywood and the media. A single sting from an Africanized bee actually has slightly less venom than that of a domestic (European) honey bee. For most people, a single bee sting is painful, but not life-threatening. However, if you are allergic to honey bee stings (less than one person in 100 is), a single sting from either bee --Africanized or domestic-- could cause a severe allergic reaction. If you are allergic, you should carry a bee sting kit.
2007-01-17 16:31:16 · answer #2 · answered by ♫ pros and cons of breathing ♫ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A ie one killer bee or more correctly an Africanised bee can only sting you and only once, and unless you are allergic wouldn't do much harm. It is their sheer numbers combined with aggression that does the damage, and they go for the eyes first so even if you lives chances are you could end up blind.
2007-01-17 16:30:23 · answer #3 · answered by Buckaroo Banzai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A killer bee can sting you and unless you are alergic it should be non-fatal. Probably more of an inconvenience than anything.
A few hundred killer bee stings and you will start to feel a bit on the bad side. That is when the world fades to black.
2007-01-17 16:26:26 · answer #4 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Individually not a lot, but the swarm aggressively and rather than stinging once like most bees, killer bees just keep stinging, and stinging and stinging. What is most signifigant about them is their persistance, you can run but can't hide,
Find water and get in, they wait for you to come back out.
2007-01-17 16:31:15 · answer #5 · answered by Dane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you have been watching that Jack Osbourne show on ITV, i thought just the same thing, they all ran when they "Thought" they were killer bees but there guide got stung 14 times and he lived to tell the tale.
2007-01-17 16:30:22 · answer #6 · answered by spud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how many times the human gets stung by the killer bees!
2007-01-17 16:26:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i was stung by a killer bee before if its only one then ur lucky cuz i got to school and a big golf ball sized lump was on my leg and then i couldnt walk but i took this wierd wedicine the docror gave me andnow im fine lol i hate those stupid freaken bees lol
2007-01-17 19:38:07 · answer #8 · answered by bunny fun rabbitry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can allergic reaction to a bee sting which couold stop your heart! No joke!
2007-01-17 17:32:02 · answer #9 · answered by Viv T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a single sting yes but they attack inlarge numbers if you are stung once it releases a pheromone that triggers others to do the same they have been know to chace up to a mile and wait arround ditches and pools if you try to jump in them for cover.
unless you are allergic to be toxin 1 sting wont kill you but it depends on the number
2007-01-17 16:29:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋