for untold millennia the great rainforests of Central America have been
rainforests of Central America have been
rainforests of Central America have been kept alive by one of the tiniest and
kept alive by one of the tiniest and
kept alive by one of the tiniest and least understood of creatures but now
least understood of creatures but now
least understood of creatures but now their fragile world has been invaded by
their fragile world has been invaded by
their fragile world has been invaded by an alien species from Africa the result
an alien species from Africa the result
an alien species from Africa the result of a scientific experiment gone horribly
of a scientific experiment gone horribly
of a scientific experiment gone horribly wrong one man entomologist David Rubik
wrong one man entomologist David Rubik
wrong one man entomologist David Rubik believes he’s imported African bees are
believes he’s imported African bees are
believes he’s imported African bees are edging out the native honeybees and
edging out the native honeybees and
edging out the native honeybees and damaging the rainforests he’s searching
damaging the rainforests he’s searching
damaging the rainforests he’s searching for evidence at stake here is the future
for evidence at stake here is the future
for evidence at stake here is the future of the rainforests of America’s Arden
of the rainforests of America’s Arden
of the rainforests of America’s Arden solidly
solidly
solidly it’s pollinators and the things that
it’s pollinators and the things that
it’s pollinators and the things that make all the plants reproduce
it all started in Brazil in 1957 when
it all started in Brazil in 1957 when scientists were studying an aggressive
scientists were studying an aggressive
scientists were studying an aggressive type of bee from Africa
type of bee from Africa
type of bee from Africa when a few of them escaped it was a
when a few of them escaped it was a
when a few of them escaped it was a mistake it would have enormous
mistake it would have enormous
mistake it would have enormous consequences the African bees proved
consequences the African bees proved
consequences the African bees proved extremely adaptable to their new home
extremely adaptable to their new home
extremely adaptable to their new home their numbers soared and they form
their numbers soared and they form
their numbers soared and they form voracious swarms that spread throughout
voracious swarms that spread throughout
voracious swarms that spread throughout South America and up to the southwestern
South America and up to the southwestern
South America and up to the southwestern United States easily agitated and quick
United States easily agitated and quick
United States easily agitated and quick to attack they were dubbed killer bees
to attack they were dubbed killer bees
to attack they were dubbed killer bees known to sting humans to death swarms
known to sting humans to death swarms
known to sting humans to death swarms react faster than other honeybees and
react faster than other honeybees and
react faster than other honeybees and had been known to chase victims for a
had been known to chase victims for a
had been known to chase victims for a quarter of a mile the rubic says they
quarter of a mile the rubic says they
quarter of a mile the rubic says they pose a far greater threat to the fragile
pose a far greater threat to the fragile
pose a far greater threat to the fragile rainforest than they do to people these
rainforest than they do to people these
rainforest than they do to people these things have sucked up most of the
things have sucked up most of the
things have sucked up most of the resources that are out there for bees
resources that are out there for bees
resources that are out there for bees and for other animals too not just bees
and for other animals too not just bees
and for other animals too not just bees as it flowers for food
as it flowers for food
as it flowers for food that’s butterflies other things takes
that’s butterflies other things takes
that’s butterflies other things takes the same food and it’s not just here and
the same food and it’s not just here and
the same food and it’s not just here and there it’s it’s really everywhere all
there it’s it’s really everywhere all
there it’s it’s really everywhere all the vast forest areas we think of this
the vast forest areas we think of this
the vast forest areas we think of this absolutely wildlife preserves have been
absolutely wildlife preserves have been
absolutely wildlife preserves have been violated by this V this P doesn’t belong
violated by this V this P doesn’t belong
violated by this V this P doesn’t belong in any of them
in any of them
in any of them it lives in all of them it’s not going
it lives in all of them it’s not going
it lives in all of them it’s not going to go away
can native South American honeybees
can native South American honeybees survive the onslaught of their killer
survive the onslaught of their killer
survive the onslaught of their killer cousins
a Vanda native bee nest suggests it’s a
a Vanda native bee nest suggests it’s a losing battle
the disturbing reality is that it is not
the disturbing reality is that it is not a natural part of this community
a natural part of this community
a natural part of this community yet it has become part of nature and
yet it has become part of nature and
yet it has become part of nature and ironically man has put it there but man
ironically man has put it there but man
ironically man has put it there but man can’t take it away
no one knows if the native bees will
no one knows if the native bees will survive the alien onslaught or
survive the alien onslaught or
survive the alien onslaught or ultimately perish but Rubik intends to
ultimately perish but Rubik intends to
ultimately perish but Rubik intends to continue monitoring the fate of this
continue monitoring the fate of this
continue monitoring the fate of this little matey it’s been a staple of the
little matey it’s been a staple of the
little matey it’s been a staple of the rain forest since the time of the
rain forest since the time of the
rain forest since the time of the Ancients
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