11-11-2004, 05:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by magicmike
Found this thru google
"African bees have a 1/250 ratio (250 bees to take down a hornet) while European bees have a 1/1000 ratio"
Also this about japanese bees
The Japanese honeybees can detect the hornet's secretion, and attack incoming hornets en masse. With approximately 500 honeybees surrounding the hornet in a tight ball, the temperature within the cluster rises to 47º C (117º F), which is above the upper lethal limit range of 44-46 degrees for the hornet.
This temperature is too high for the hornet, which quickly expires, but does not harm the honeybees.This temperature does not aversely affect the honeybees because their upper lethal limit is slightly higher, 48-50 degrees.
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Cool informative shit  |
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