Video was so funny... I cried!
 

mms://stream.eizodana.com/olympus/m01_hi.wmv

This was the funniest thing I have seen in a very long time!

I don't know who added the screaming soundtrack but it was a great idea!

Wow!

I didn't laugh, but was amazed, for sure.

I thought that was kinda sad.

The sounds they added were amusing, I'll give you that.

Stupid hornets... I should go on an anti-hornet crusade to avenge my honeybee bretheren!

pretty interesting little video. the sound effects and music were pretty funny.

That is not at all what I expecting.

Argh I hate streaming videos. They never work for me.
But yeah scary big hornets.

Those poor little bees. :(

Of course I won't think that the next time I'm stung by one of the lil' bastards.

War is hell no matter what your size.

I've seen this on PBS. It's the reason why honey is a commodity in Japan.

After watching this video I have decided that the hornet is my new enemy and should die.

That was just cool. I love learning stuff like this.

DIE HORNETS!!!!

Bees like the L.A. Lakers, really need to learn to work as a team.

I almost cried.

Agreed.
It's pretty amazing hornets can do that to an entire colony of bees.

edit

Just plain badass.

thanx crack........nice 'lil vid there.

kids will like it

it bee a massacre!!!

wasn't funny tho, but sure interesting.

thanks, crack.

:lol:

Anyone else see the holocaust in this?

No.

Not funny, but INSANE! Poor bees got fucked up, those hornets are evil looking bastards. That was a great video.

i didnt think it was funny, but rather interesting :) but hey im a dork :P

that fucking rocked
i'm showing this to people

Maybe I'm a freak, but did anyone else see a certain bleak beauty in that?

Perhaps I ought to become a goth or something.

LOl.... way to much drama for a Bee.

I don't know about you but I would have loved to see the bees win. At least the bees do something for us humans. Without the bees there would sure be a lot less pollination of crops, trees and plants being done.

Also it seems like one hell of a waste to slaughter an entire colony for just a week or two's worth of food. At this rate they could wipe out an entire area of bees in 2-3 months. Wouldn't it be worth it to keep some alive to continue the hive? that way they could at least come back again, no?

oh the CARNAGE!!!!

seems like a lot of work for a meal or two

Hard8's, why don't you go argue with those hornets some more. I'm sure they will have many interesting POINTS for you to consider.

i saw this a while back. the european bees have no defense but the japanese bees have a crazy system.

the japanese honey bee can withstand a higher temperature before they die. But the difference is only something like 3 or 4 degrees.

when a giant hornet scout finds a japanese honey bee hive the bees dogpile the hornet and vibrate to raise the temperature inside the writhing mass of bees. they keep the hornet inside the ball until it dies of heat exposure.

it's amazing what 3 degrees can do, eh?

I cant see video.. just the sound.. damn streaming video

Man, what kind of super hornets are those?

edit:
Here is some info on them

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ntHornets.html

And now, for the real massacre!

Giant Hornet vs. even bigger Japanese man!

http://eat.bees.net/wasp5.jpg

This came off a site called eat.bees.net ?!?

I was impressed with the camera work.

...and I wouldn't call it "funny". Amazing, yes.

I fucking HATE giant hornets. Goddamned things are big as a cicada. They are the only insects I starve to death if I can catch them. And as a mead brewer, anything that kills honeybees is my sworn foe.

Absolutely. There's some kind of clean and brutal pathos to the whole thing. It must be pretty stark for me to be able to see it over my loathing of giant hornets.

That was one of the weirdest things I've ever seen. Probably the only time I'll ever feel bad for a bee. (I've been stung one too many times ;) )
-T

PS: Any way I can download the vid?

man, awesome post, beautifully detailed video..thanks x100000

The video wouldn't load. Is it farked? I couldn't "Save Target As" either.

it was interesting, not very funny though