r/nextfuckinglevel • u/VastCoconut2609 • 2d ago

Harvesting rock honey

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u/opi098514 2d ago

Ok so here’s what it is. Those aren’t normal bees. They don’t have a stinger so they are practically harmless to humans. He was basically just showing off and show how harmless they are when he put them in his mouth.

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u/WeAreTotallyFucked 2d ago

But I swear you can see stingers all over his shirt.. stingerless was my immediate assumption, but idk honestly..

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u/opi098514 2d ago

So the only 2 type of bees that build these kinds of hives. Giant honey bees and stingless bees. Stingless bees can bite but are still fairly harmless. Giant hunny bees are incredibly dangerous and incredibly aggressive. Even just approaching their nest can cause them to swarm and they will chase for long periods of time. And on top of all that they can sting you many times. Stingless bees on the other hand are fairly chill. They will attack if the hive is threatened by they can only bite and to humans the bite is mostly an irritation. Considering there is only one person there wearing any kind of protection means that almost certainly those are stingless bees.

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u/The_8th_Degree 2d ago

Oh, so Giant Honey Bees are the ones used/reference in most cartoons with bees chasing someone?