Comments on: 30 hornets vs. 30,000 bees = "300" with flying insects (video)

By: William Owen

William Owen — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:33:00 +0000

Fuck you jerkass hornet jerks!

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:33:00 +0000

not if one gets in your armor!

By: mat catastrophe

mat catastrophe — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:58:00 +0000

Because the internet sucks.

By: Ed O'Connor

Ed O'Connor — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:14:00 +0000

Ugh. Reminds me of that hour-long cable program last night where pods of killer whales attacked and killed a baby gray whale in Monterey Bay. Brutal nature.

By: fjsr

fjsr — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:45:00 +0000

Still looking for the ”No animals were harmed in the production of this video” in the rolling credits.

By: Jim Thomason

Jim Thomason — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:46:00 +0000

Their purpose in the eco system is to create nightmares, upon which they feed.

By: Adam Holloway

Adam Holloway — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:35:00 +0000

It would be very helpful if there was an explanation of the circumstances involved in the production of this video.

By: Jim Thomason

Jim Thomason — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Japanese hornets don’t really cause allergic reactions so much as they inject a caustic chemical that literally liquifies your flesh.

a case of raid or suit of armor may be a better choice.

By: Emmet Curran

Emmet Curran — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:27:00 +0000

I’ve been looking but can’t find an explanation as to how the european bees are under attack by asian hornets? is this a controlled experiment or has there been an introduction of one species to the others habitat? or did i pick the whole thing up wrong?

By: Jim Philips

Jim Philips — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:02:00 +0000

I kept waiting for the seven samurai to show up and save the day.

By: trouserarousal

trouserarousal — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:27:00 +0000

Never get involved in a land war in Asia.

By: ant osullivan

ant osullivan — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:54:00 +0000

need honey bee size hole ‘chicken wire’

By: coffee100

coffee100 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:24:00 +0000

Don’t be too sad. Schedule a rematch between 30 giant hornets and a hive of African honeybees. The European hive would be avenged gloriously.

Reminds me of the Richard Pryor routine:

“Roll the window up, dear.”

“But it’s just a honeybee–”

“Fuck you. Roll the motherfucking window up. I ain’t never seen no bee look at me like that.”

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:24:00 +0000

I remember watching a video like this 20 years ago and I was horrified for the bees. IIRC, they live in Asia, so our sweet bees are safe.

By: Sooper8

Sooper8 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:18:00 +0000

What is the point of putting a spoiler so close in proximity to the spoiler alert?
In fact, was there any need for either?

By: Daniel Klein

Daniel Klein — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:25:00 +0000

Wait. How come Maggie didn’t post this?

By: Franco J. Torres

Franco J. Torres — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:21:00 +0000

This is Sparta!

By: El Stinko

El Stinko — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:59:00 +0000

Christ, what assholes.

By: El Stinko

El Stinko — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:47:00 +0000

Holy crap I thought the original video was awesome, but this response is AMAZING!!! WOW!!

By: Rich Keller

Rich Keller — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:03:00 +0000

At the beginning of the video you link to, I thought, Yay! The dolphin is coming to rescue the bees!”

By: Daemonworks

Daemonworks — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:55:00 +0000

Earlier documentary, same topic, just as epic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fTrSOFyfxs

By: Incipient Madness

Incipient Madness — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:24:00 +0000

She’s probably also allergic to Japanese hornets as well. Keep that Epipen ready if you go to Japan.

By: sidereal

sidereal — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:07:00 +0000

Ah. . 300, in which the Spartans invaded harmless Persia and ate Xerxes’ children. Wait, what?

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:51:00 +0000

“They’re coming outta the goddamn walls!”

…okay, I’m done.

By: snark^

snark^ — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:37:00 +0000

Not one hornet was green. V. v. disappointed.

By: Nadreck

Nadreck — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:13:00 +0000

“Stop him you fools! He’s only one hornet!”

By: Petzl

Petzl — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:05:00 +0000

for ppl who tl;dr the video: the bees swarm over the hornet, causing it to overheat: hornets, with larger bodies, have a tolerance 2 degrees lower than bees. a hornet cannot liberate its heat from underneath the swarm of 100-200 bee bodies and dies. uh, but only the japanese bees have evolved this trick; european bees haven’t.

tl;dr tl;dr japanese honeybees rock.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:51:00 +0000

I fucking hate hornets.

By: JohnBerry

JohnBerry — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:50:00 +0000

Didn’t watch. After reading some comments I want to but I can’t right now. Maybe. I’m in timid mode today.

By: Mujokan

Mujokan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:41:00 +0000

Nuke the hive from orbit. It’s the only way to bee sure.