Scientists say the bees' temperament is to ward off predators. But unsuspecting humans will find them to be aggressive, ...

Japanese honey bees have been captured using a new technique called “wing-slapping” to protect their hives from intruding ants. Bees have long used the flapping force of their wings as … ...

Turns out bee flight mechanisms are more exotic than thought. "The honeybees have a rapid wing beat," Altshuler told LiveScience. "In contrast to the fruit fly that has one eightieth the body size ...

Using this wing-slapping technique appears to require less effort than other moves like wing-fanning. Fanning is when a bee flutters its wings to blow an ant away without making contact with its body.

Japanese honey bees have been captured using a new technique called “wing-slapping” to protect their hives from intruding ants. Bees have long used the flapping force of their wings as … ...