Car Chased by 20,000 Bees for Two Days After Hive Queen Gets Stuck in Trunk
OddityCentral: A woman in the UK was left baffled by a swarm of about 20,000 bees that latched onto the back of her car and refused to budge for over 28 hours. The mystery was eventually solved when she discovered that they were actually following their queen, which had gotten stuck in the trunk of the car!
It all started last Sunday, when Carol Howarth, 65, parked her silver Mitsubishi Outlander in the town center at Haverfordwest, in Pembrokeshire, Wales, during a shopping trip. While she was away, thousands of bees began to gather around the car, much to the amazement of passersby. A rescue squad of three beekeepers and a national park ranger were called in to capture the bees in a special box and by the time Carol returned to the car, the situation was under control. MORE
They just loved the queen.
As a teenager, the work crew I was with met an old truck in the road going slowly. As we met, we could see an old man wiping what appeared to be bugs off of the inside of his windshield so he could see where he was going. The old man stopped and the older man driving our truck backed up alongside his truck.
Our driver recognized the old man and knew him, and noticed that the bugs on the windshield were bees and asked if he was alright. The old man replied that he was fine – just moving a beehive to another location. When asked “aren’t you afraid the bees will sting you?”, the old man replied “nope – cuz I got the queen rightchear in my hand, and as long as I don’t hurt her, they won’t bother me”. He drove off on his merry way to relocate his bees and we drove on down the road mesmerized by the scene.
So there really is some strong attraction to the queen for the rest of the hive.
I thought they meant the Queen of England when I saw the headline.
and I thought Dodge wuz the only one that had the Super Bee…
Whew! A queen bee.
Think of what that poor lady would have gone through if it had been RuPaul.