killer bee
Africanized honeybee hybrid
Killer bee is the common name for Africanized honey bees—a hybrid species known for aggressive defensive behavior.
Unlike European honey bees, they attack in large swarms when disturbed and pursue threats over long distances.
The name reflects public fear following their spread through the Americas since the 1950s: Killer bees have been moving northward through Texas.
Crossbred with African species
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- crossbreedMixed-lineage organism
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- queenMost powerful chess piece
drone · worker · colony · hive · brood · larvae · pupa · entomology
Aggressive act against another
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- swarmMass of moving insects
- stingSharp wound from insect
danger · menace · fierce · hostile · vicious · ferocious · predatory · combative
Injected animal poison
- painBodily or emotional distress
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- weltRaised skin injury
- punctureHole from penetration
allergy · anaphylaxis · epinephrine · EpiPen · antihistamine · histamine · inflammation · redness
Exposure to harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- warningAlert about danger
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- riskPossibility of harm
fear · panic · alarm · scare · deadly · fatal · livestock · pets
Movement to new territory
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- TexasSecond-largest American state
- Arizona48th state admitted
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
Americas · displacement · northward · climate · establishment
Africanized
Crossbred with African species
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- crossbreedMixed-lineage organism
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
queen · drone · worker · colony · hive · brood · larvae · pupa · entomology · Brazil
attack
Aggressive act against another
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- swarmMass of moving insects
sting · danger · menace · fierce · hostile · vicious · ferocious · predatory · combative · relentless
venom
Injected animal poison
puncture · allergy · anaphylaxis · epinephrine · EpiPen · antihistamine · histamine · inflammation · redness · itching
danger
Exposure to harm
risk · fear · panic · alarm · scare · deadly · fatal · livestock · pets · hikers
migration
Movement to new territory
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- TexasSecond-largest American state
- Arizona48th state admitted
California · Americas · displacement · northward · climate · establishment
- Stinging Insectsant, wasp, hornet, yellow jacket, yellowjacket
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- beeshoneybees, bumblebees, drones, Melitta, forager
- bugsbeetle, cricket, bug, firefly, cockroach
- dangerous animalscrocodile, shark, cobra, rattlesnake, scorpion
- hybridshybrid car, crossbred, mule, hybrid cars, tigon