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View synonyms for killer bee

killer bee

noun

  1. an African honeybee, or one of its hybrids originating in Brazil, that is extremely aggressive when disturbed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The episode later reveals that a jackknifed big rig unleashed 22 million killer bees into L.A. when it crashed on the 4th Street Bridge.

Some bees are more aggressive than others, including the Africanized honeybee, or killer bee, whose swarms can lead to a fatal volume of stings.

The hives contained Africanized killer bees, a more aggressive subspecies of the insect, that have been known to swarm and kill human interlopers.

Earlier, Moshi had been smoking out killer bees from their hive for honey.

From BBC

Prosecutors in India believe that gangs of looters working for one of Mr. Kapoor’s associates spread tales of killer bees and bat infestations near their targets, often remote jungle temples, to keep villagers away.

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