On: Mobs of honeybees kill hornets by asphyxio-balling (2007)

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Amazing how quick the honey bees respond in unison to attack the hornet.

Even more amazing that the honey bee can withstand temperatures up to 118 degrees F, just 3 degrees higher than the hornet, and yet they still manage to use heat as a means of attack.

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It wouldn't matter even if the bees could only survive lower temperatures than the hornet -- bees are expendable if it allows the hive to survive.