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You’re Not Saving Money…Calm The @#*% Down
We discussed this briefly at this weekend’s Dot Com Pho after we heard the news of a Walmart employee getting trampled to death and shootings breaking out over the Black Friday sales a couple days ago. Seriously, we all agreed that this was pure idiocy…not only for the tragic events that occurred but the [...]
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It may not be 300 greasy looking Greek dudes kicking a million Persian asses but watching 30 massive hornets decimate a hive of 30,000 bees is just as awesome. This is apparently the Japanese Giant Hornet, which grows to be about 3 inches in size and can spray acidic pheromones that tell 29 of their closest friends to come and bring their cans of ownage.
Those poor bastards never had a hope in hell…
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Damnit, if only I had that kind of awesomeness in my everyday life…
ReplyWhy did I f-ing cry during that???
ReplyReportedly, though, the bees have developed a defense against the hornet. When they see the first scout, the bees swarm and suffocate the invader before it can bring in reinforcements.
Nature adapts.
ReplyThis proves that strength in numbers doesn’t always work.
ReplyFrom what I remember, it’s not suffocation but rather overheating. A bunch of bees swarm the scout, and wrap themselves around it. They all then proceed to flap their wings as fast as possible, generating enough heat to (effectively) slowly cook the hornet to death. Very slow and painful for the hornet, apparently.
Reply…what…really?
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