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optik_nerve 08-17-2004 07:40 PM

Rock-throwing kids anger 120,000 bees
 
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LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Kids throwing rocks stirred up more trouble than they bargained for when they dislodged a swarm of bees from an enormous hive built in the wall of a Southern California apartment building, authorities said on Friday.

An estimated 120,000 bees held residents of the apartment building and nearby homes hostage in Santa Ana, California after the children pelted their 500 pound (227 kg) hive with rocks on Thursday, Santa Ana Fire Captain Steve Horner said.

Several people, including firefighters, news reporters and a TV cameraman, reported being stung and at least two people were taken to a hospital with multiple stings, Horner said.

Firefighters cordoned off a four-block area to allow the bees to calm down and return to their hive.

An exterminator later fogged the hive and vacuumed out 40,000 dead bees, then set a trap for returning worker bees, of which about 80,000 were captured, Horner said.

The quarter-ton honeycomb, which may have accumulated inside the apartment wall for years, was so big it was threatening the structural integrity of the two-story building, Horner said.

Link is right here.

That is a big friggin be hive.

buclao 08-17-2004 07:46 PM

That just shows ya how stupid kids really are.

blaze 08-17-2004 07:49 PM

Damn kids.

But that's a huuuggge bitch! 500 pounds is more like a metropolis for bees.

StormBerlin 08-17-2004 08:06 PM

I will echo the "damn kids" sentiment. That'll teach em :) Those poor bees were just minding their own business....

OFKU0 08-17-2004 08:14 PM

The quarter-ton honeycomb, which may have accumulated inside the apartment wall for years, was so big it was threatening the structural integrity of the two-story building, Horner said.
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I say these kids are heroes. The building could have been breached rendering someone incapacitated, decapitated or just plan fucked. Besides there hasn't been any heroes this week yet.

Esoteric 08-17-2004 08:21 PM

500 lbs, that's fucking huge for a bee hive. I would've freaked the hell out.

whocarz 08-17-2004 09:01 PM

I like the image of people being held hostage by bees. What were their demands? That they have a large field of flowers planted for them?

moonstrucksoul 08-17-2004 09:17 PM

pictures dammit!. they have no pictures.

HAHAHAHAHAHAH, mother nature strikes back!. another lesson learned the hard way.

MSD 08-17-2004 09:57 PM

I know what I would've done
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=61050 SFW

Mephisto2 08-17-2004 10:06 PM

I have a phobia of bees. Well, bees and wasps. It all goes back to when I was a young kid and a wasp got into my t-shirt and stung me repeatedly.

Now, almost 30 years later, I still unvoluntarily duck or jump when I hear something buzzing nearby.

120,000 bees. Shit...


Mr Mephisto

KellyC 08-17-2004 10:15 PM

Never fuck with bees in the first place!

redlighttaxi 08-17-2004 10:24 PM

Talkin' 'bout, my girl....

bermuDa 08-17-2004 10:27 PM

kids throwing rocks at a 500 pound beehive swarming with over 120,000 bees....

future darwin award contenders, perhaps?

Fremen 08-17-2004 10:35 PM

King Bee sought for questioning...
http://www.bbring.com/pics/kb/kb16.jpg

orphen 08-17-2004 11:10 PM

if the kids threw the rocks to the bee hive, they're pretty damn stupid i'd say...

hahah the stupid kids got what they deserved.

Unga 08-17-2004 11:31 PM

wow
smart bees for using the wall

Soggybagel 08-17-2004 11:54 PM

I just can't imagine how the hive got that huge.

skier 08-18-2004 12:23 AM

I would imagine most of the hive is hidden in the wall. The kids probably threw rocks at a small bit that stuck out of it. I want pics so bad though!

PulpMind 08-18-2004 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by buclao
That just shows ya how stupid kids really are.

seriously. they should all be killed. we'd all be better off if kids were tied up and never allowed to leave the house. I know I was never stupid as a kid ;)

it never says if the kids got hurt or not, so, apparently they didn't get anything that they may or may not of deserved. either way, I'll bet you $0.37 everyone here has done something alot stupider than throw rocks at a bunch of mud stuck to the side of a building.

Latch 08-18-2004 12:53 AM

Just wait until the kids' parents sue the apartment manager for not doing something about the bees.. or not realising they're there.

omega2K4 08-18-2004 06:02 AM

That is what those little fucking idiots get. You play with fire, you're gonna get burnt. Or you play with bees, you're gonna get stung...or something.

And DAMN, a 500lb hive? Were these genetically engineered überbees?

maleficent 08-18-2004 06:10 AM

This is going to be a movie of the week, horror film. Swarm 2...

People who lived in this building never heard any buzzing? 120K bees are going to make a lot of noise.

:shudder:

Bill O'Rights 08-18-2004 06:20 AM

[QUOTE=maleficent]120K bees are going to make a lot of noise.
QUOTE]

Mal beat me to it, but...yeah. How did someone not know that these bees were there? This many bees, in a hive that large? I dunno...seems to me it's asking for trouble. And, of course, dumbass kids with rocks do = trouble. ;)

buclao 08-18-2004 06:43 AM

I call these kids stupid, but I remember I did the same thing as a kid. The bee hive wasn't quite as big as that one, but I did get stung and ran inside crying. I was 5 or 6 I think.

water_boy1999 08-18-2004 09:00 AM

120K bees would make a butt load of honey.....


mmmmmmmmmm.....honey....... :p

kutulu 08-18-2004 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Latch
Just wait until the kids' parents sue the apartment manager for not doing something about the bees.. or not realising they're there.

I'm not saying those parents should sue, but something should have been done. A 500 lb bee hive is asking for trouble. Instead of the parents of those kids suing, I think the people who went to the hospital as a result of the bees could sue the apt building.

Mephisto2 08-18-2004 11:31 AM

Just one other thing.

500lbs.

How heavy is that? Haven't you guys heard of the metric system?!!!

Silly Americans.... :)

{RUNS AWAY DUCKING}

Mr Mephisto

bermuDa 08-18-2004 11:37 AM

Quote:

California after the children pelted their 500 pound (227 kg) hive with rocks on Thursday
it was there all along, silly australian :P

Mephisto2 08-18-2004 11:42 AM

LOL

{HANGS HEAD IN EMBARRASSMENT}

So much for my attempt at being funny!

:-)

Mr Mephisto

PS - I'm Irish. Kiss me...

Cynthetiq 08-18-2004 11:48 AM

hmmm... did anyone get to keep any bottles of honey?

Latch 08-18-2004 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kutulu
I'm not saying those parents should sue, but something should have been done. A 500 lb bee hive is asking for trouble. Instead of the parents of those kids suing, I think the people who went to the hospital as a result of the bees could sue the apt building.

As long as it's just for damages and not some stupid 100-million dollar lawsuit...

I'm torn.. I think something should have been done.. but then.. I don't think we know all the details.

Anyways...

I heard the kids started throwing rocks to get rid of the bees after saying "Tut, Tut. It looks like Rain" didn't work.

Esco 08-18-2004 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Latch
As long as it's just for damages and not some stupid 100-million dollar lawsuit...

I'm torn.. I think something should have been done.. but then.. I don't think we know all the details.

Anyways...

I heard the kids started throwing rocks to get rid of the bees after saying "Tut, Tut. It looks like Rain" didn't work.

Did the kids shake their muddy asses too? I think that's part of the ritual.


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