within natures intricate web of checks and balances there is a place for
and balances there is a place for
and balances there is a place for payback
these two are honeybees they made their
these two are honeybees they made their hive in a hollow tree they too are
hive in a hollow tree they too are
hive in a hollow tree they too are caring for their young but these are
caring for their young but these are
caring for their young but these are native Japanese honeybees and they’re
native Japanese honeybees and they’re
native Japanese honeybees and they’re not quite as defenseless as their
not quite as defenseless as their
not quite as defenseless as their European cousins they have evolved a
European cousins they have evolved a
European cousins they have evolved a secret weapon against the giant Hornet
secret weapon against the giant Hornet
secret weapon against the giant Hornet one they may need often in this deadly
one they may need often in this deadly
one they may need often in this deadly season
this Hornet is the advance guard of an
this Hornet is the advance guard of an attack force the bees could never
attack force the bees could never
attack force the bees could never withstand
but this time the bees set a trap they
but this time the bees set a trap they want the Hornet inside
want the Hornet inside
want the Hornet inside [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and the Hornet obliges
the scouts main task is to mark the hive
the scouts main task is to mark the hive with the telltale pheromone so that her
with the telltale pheromone so that her
with the telltale pheromone so that her sisters can find it later
but the native honeybees know her game
but the native honeybees know her game by swinging their abdomens to afro they
by swinging their abdomens to afro they
by swinging their abdomens to afro they signal their strategy to one another
the bees hold off until the last
the bees hold off until the last possible moment
the Hornet is engulfed by hundreds of
the Hornet is engulfed by hundreds of bees
but they don’t sting the intruder
but they don’t sting the intruder instead as revealed by thermal
instead as revealed by thermal
instead as revealed by thermal photography they all begin to vibrate
photography they all begin to vibrate
photography they all begin to vibrate gradually raising their collective
gradually raising their collective
gradually raising their collective temperature to 117 degrees Fahrenheit
Japanese honeybees can tolerate a
Japanese honeybees can tolerate a temperature of 118 degrees their victims
temperature of 118 degrees their victims
temperature of 118 degrees their victims upper limit is 115
upper limit is 115
upper limit is 115 [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the Hornet Scout is slowly roasted alive
and the secret of the honeybees location
and the secret of the honeybees location dies with her
dies with her
dies with her [Music]
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