How The Bee Ball Works (explained)🐝🔥

Asian Hornet Defense Mechanism

How Bees Protect Their Hive

• When an Asian hornet invades a beehive, the bees respond by swarming around it and forming a tight ball.

• The bees vibrate their flight muscles without moving their wings, which generates intense heat within the ball.

• The temperature inside the ball can rise to 117° F (approximately 47° C).

• This heat effectively cooks the hornet alive over a period of about 20 minutes.

• The bees are able to survive this process because they can withstand higher temperatures than the hornet.