Africanized bee
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The Africanized bee, also known as the Africanized honey bee and colloquially as the "killer bee", is a hybrid of the western honey bee, produced originally by crossbreeding of the African honey bee w
Swarm of Africanized honey bees
Hive on Gila River Indian Community land in Arizona
Gathering pollen, Engelmann's prickly pear, Mojave Desert
Compare A. m. scutellata
The Swarm (1978 film)
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The Swarm is a 1978 American natural horror film directed and produced by Irwin Allen and based on Arthur Herzog's 1974 novel of the same name. It stars an ensemble cast, including Michael Caine, Kath
Africanized bee
…in highly populated areas. The public widely fears the Africanized honey bee, a reaction that has been amplified by sensationalist movies (such as The Swarm) and some of the media reports. Stings from Africanized honey bees kill, on average, two or three people per year. As the Africanized honey bee spreads…
Theatrical release poster by C. Winston Taylor