African bee
Killer insect nickname
African bee refers to a subspecies of honeybee native to Africa, known for aggressive defensive behavior and a tendency to swarm when disturbed.
The term usually appears in discussions of Africanized bees—hybrids that escaped from a Brazilian breeding program in 1957 and spread northward.
These "killer bees" are more defensive than European honeybees and will chase perceived threats much farther, though individual stings are no more venomous.
- AfricanizedCrossbred with African species
- swarmMass of moving insects
- stingSharp wound from insect
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- hiveBee dwelling structure
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