As yellow-legged hornets spread through South Carolina’s Lowcountry region, threatening the local honey crop, a state team of bee defenders is racing to the rescue.
Texas officials told people to stay indoors, but volunteers raced to the scene with their beekeeping gear, risking stings to save as many bees as they could.
Would-be victims took shelter in nearby bars.
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Its name is short — like its size — but bees are one of Earth's most important and busy creatures.
Honeybee swarms generally aren't aggressive, but they can certainly generate a buzz.
The woman, who is a beekeeper, was sentenced to six months after being convicted of using the bees as a weapon against deputies during a 2022 eviction.
Experts say the attack wasn't out of character for the state's highly aggressive bee population.
Passengers looked on as a beehive was removed from their plane before they could take off from Charlotte, North Carolina.
Nat Geo's Bertie Gregory joined ABC News Live to talk about the new miniseries "Secrets of the Bees" — and to discuss everyday ways that humans can help bees.