Rock-throwing kids anger 120,000 bees

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Posted by dEsidEL on Aug-17-2004 18:14:

Rock-throwing kids anger 120,000 bees

Rock-throwing kids anger 120,000 bees

Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Posted: 10:05 AM EDT (1405 GMT)

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.

source:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/08/...reut/index.html

Posted by AwakenedAddict on Aug-17-2004 18:16:

So Cal kids are so dumb!

Posted by starsearcher on Aug-17-2004 18:17:

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!!!! That's a lotta bees!!!! Although I wonder who counted 80,000 bees Wild stuff though!

Posted by tatgirl on Aug-17-2004 18:23:

I wanna see pics of this MoFo of a hive!!!

Posted by Miss Julia on Aug-17-2004 18:30:

Holy Shit!!! I have a couple friends in Santa Ana!!! I wonder if they were near that apartment building!!!

Posted by malek on Aug-17-2004 18:48:

mmmmm urban honey

Posted by rabbitjoker on Aug-17-2004 20:04:

quote:
Originally posted by tatgirl
I wanna see pics of this MoFo of a hive!!!

Me too.

Posted by harcourt on Aug-17-2004 20:40:

What the hell kind of story is that without PICS!!

Posted by djshan on Aug-17-2004 20:45:

Re: Rock-throwing kids anger 120,000 bees

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

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.

and just how big was this bee? how much is quarter ton?

Posted by avikonen on Aug-18-2004 01:13:

I wouldn't try it. It's probably honey made out of pee, crack rock, and other shit I wouldn't touch in the city. Think normal acting bees would build a hive like that? I think they were juiced...

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Me too.

Posted by Chinaman on Aug-18-2004 14:34:

A ton is approximately 2000 lbs. So the bee hive was like 500 lbs., that's one helluva hive!!!

Posted by Jayx1 on Aug-18-2004 14:43:

Mother Nature can teach us a few things.

If these were humans the bees would hold a hearing and determine that the kids upbringing probably was the reason for their aggressiveness and decide to give them 20 hours of community service cleaning zambonis.

Those bees really stung those kids. Im sure they've learned their lesson now!

Posted by bluE_Neon on Aug-18-2004 14:57:

quote:
Originally posted by tatgirl
I wanna see pics of this MoFo of a hive!!!

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Me too.

me 3!

Posted by dEsidEL on Aug-18-2004 15:14:

i'm desperately trying to find a pic of this dammned hive.. !

Posted by Sly_Guy on Aug-18-2004 15:25:

one word :
Dumbasses