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a killer bee is very deadly and a honey bee can sting you and it will hurt but it wont be as deadly
----The above is a common misconception. 'Killer bee' is a name given to the Africanized honey bee by Hollywood and the sensationalist media. The Africanized honey bee is the result of a cross between some Tanzanian honey bee queens which escaped from a research laboratory in northern Brazil in the 1950s. They mated with local European honey bee drones and produced wild (feral) colonies which slowly spread southwards to the limits of tropical South America and northwards through Central America to the southernmost states of the USA. There are none anywhere else in the world, and they are not likely to spread too much further because they don't tolerate cold weather.
Africanized bees and European bees are the same size, look the same and generally behave the same. The only way to definitively tell them apart is by DNA analysis. The sting of an individual Africanized bee is no worse than the sting of a European bee. Their reputation comes from the fact they are more defensive of their hive so are far more ready to sting and tend to sting in larger numbers. It is the number of stings that make them more dangerous.
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∙ 11y agoPurely breeding. The so-called 'killer bees', more properly called Africanized honey bees are the result of an accidental cross between Tanzanian honey bee queens (Apis mellifera scutellata) and European honey bee drones (Apis mellifera mellifera). They are identical in appearance and general behaviour (apart from the extreme defensiveness of the AHB) and the only definitive way to distinguish between them is by DNA analysis.
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What is the difference between Africanized bees and honey bees?
africanized bees are more aggressive and attack whatever approaches their hive. also called killer bees
What are killer bees?
aggressive honey bees
Why are there different types of bees?
Well, Theres killer bees. And honey bees. Honey bees collect food for there family/home members. Killer bees protect the hive and also try to gather food honey bees dont sting. there nice =))
What is the family of killer honey bees?
a fish
What kind of jobs does killer bees have?
The so-called 'killer bees', more properly called Africanised honey bees, are simply a cross between two species of honey bee, and as such their life cycles and tasks are exactly the same as any other species.
Do killer bees make as much honey as other bees?
yes
Whats the name of a killer bee?
'Killer bees' are more properly called Africanized honey bees. They are the result of a cross between Tanzanian honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata) queens and Western honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) drones.
What is the common name of the Killer Bee?
The Africanized honey bee. Euorpean honey bees were breed with African honey bees, creating a hybrid bee known as the Africanized honey bee, or killer bee.
How do killer bees pruduce faster than the honey bees if the honey does it all day?
because the honey bees are using all their energy throughout the day
How do you tell honey bee from africanized bee?
There is no obvious physical difference between Africanized honey bees and European honey bees. The only way of distinguishing is by DNA analysis.
What do killer bees eat?
So-called killer bees, more properly called Africanized honey bees, eat the same as any other honey bee: pollen and nectar.
What is the difference between bumble bees and boring bees?
bumble bees= honey bees and the ones that pollinate things boring bees= the ones that sting you and then die
