Bees bite. To protect their hives from outsiders, some “guard bees” will monitor the entrance and sniff bees that come in. If they find an outsider bee from another hive, the guard bee will bite and sting the intruder.
100 Mind-Blowing Bee Facts
Male bees can only mate once. After mating with a female, the male bee’s endophallus is removed. Its abdomen also rips open and results in the male bee’s death. Now that’s what we call a bad date.
Baby kangaroos are born the size of an inch. Some are born the size of a grain of rice or the size of a bee. Baby kangaroos are also called Joey.
Bees have 5 eyes. The 3 small eyes on a bee’s head detect light and help them escape from predators approaching from above. The 2 visible front eyes help them with navigation and recognising shapes.
The bee hummingbird drinks from up to 1,500 flowers a day.