This close??...






I walked right into these guys as I was out getting dinner tonight...I jumped back immediately..lol..They were all over the "Walk" sign of a traffic light. Just gobs of 'em...

Here's a safer look..lol








So after taking a few shots (and yes, I do take my camera everywhere with me), I go and buy dinner...and when I come back out, I'm looking over at the traffic light, seeing if this bee gang has grown any.

What do I see??....






They're almost completely gone... All I could think, was that one of them said to the rest, "Let's go find that fucker with the camera"...


So...since I no abso-stinkin-lutely nothing about bees...does anyone know why a swarm of bees would just hang out like that on a traffic light...then just suddenly up and fly away??... Does it have anything to do with the Queen bee or something??...Were they escapees from a bee colony, or bee farm, or bee condo or whatever they're called??...

And I keep feeling like I was stung somewhere..lol

Were they American bees or European bees?

althom said:

I didn't detect an accent...lol

Be careful, I saw stuff like this on t.v, swarms of bees coming out of no where and attacking people. This one lady was walking with her grocweries when a swarm of bees came from a tree or hive and attacked her.

Byron said:

euro ones say "le bùzzzzz"

i don't like bees. can't believe u stood there and took their picture.

SammiJ said:

American ones say, "Buzz, y'all.."

unlucky7 said:

Byron said:

LOL "bizzzle 4 shizzzle"

alright i'll stop i'm sorry.

sexinthesummer said:

I had guys yellin' from their car, saying "Killer bees, dude!!...You better run!!", then laughing at me..lol...

I got as close as I possibly could without fear of them getting caught in my hair... (memory from childhood...*shiver* )

Is there something on the sign attracting them? You should of threw an object at them, from far away.

SammiJ said:

I think you mean "buzzle fo' shuzzle"...

Byron said:

maybe it depends on the state?

im rediculous LOL

Byron said:

we have a large swarm/hive of European hornets near the house... they are huge nocturnal bug killing aggressive big stinginy meanies

Machaela said:

Is that the scientific term??...

NOCTURNAL?????

night bees?????

ewwwww

unlucky7 said:

LOL..sorry that made me burst out laughing...just the whole idea of a swarm of bees coming at you seemed to be something out of a cartoon.

Byron said:

i made it up


they are skeery ... but benifical too

i just tell the kids to steer clear of "Their" tree and not to shoot them with paintballs too often

Machaela said:

"Too often"...

Machaela said:

have you heard of "wood bees"? they apparently don't sting, but they are huge scary looking fuggers.

bluesbaby said:

NOT bees... HUGE aggressive hornets

Byron ... i have a friend that keeps bees and does the whole honey gathering... he has told me of how bees travel and find new homes in the open/wild... sounds like you came across a traveling swarm

Machaela said:

hornets! :box:

Machaela said:

that makes sense

I used to tear down bee hives, so I've gotten pretty close and have had my share of stings.

Amazing! Almost as amazing as the photo art I recieved in the mail today!

Thank you so very much!

I call it hope.

you are very brave, byron. i wouldn't have gotten anywhere near that close! i've never been stung, and i don't want to find out if i inherited my dad's violent allergy to bees.

Machaela said:

Yeah, that would make sense...

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

You're welcome... (and I love the title!)

evenstar3 said:

Well, I zoomed my lens to make it seem like I was closer...lol...but that first shot I was probably about 5 feet away...