Swarms: Why Killer Bees Are So Scary (and So Misunderstood)
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In this Swarms Minisode, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole uncover facts around the infamous âkiller beesââa.k.a. Africanized honeybees. Spoiler: they donât look scary, but theyâll chase you, sting in overwhelming numbers, and sometimes even wait above water for you to come up for air.
But is the fear justified?
đ What makes Africanized honeybees so aggressive?
 đ How did a 1950s experiment in Brazil lead to bees chasing joggers in Arizona?
 𧏠Why breeding for honey production + heat tolerance went very, very wrong
 đââď¸ And what to actually do if youâre attacked (yes, you should runâfast)
This episode unpacks the biology, history, and real risk of one of the worldâs most feared swarming insectsâand how they became a punchline and a public safety issue.
đ§ This is episode 4 of our Swarms seriesâshort, punchy episodes exploring the wildest group behaviors in nature.
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