BBC LIFE - Dawson's Bees

For the BBC series LIFE. Narrated by David Attenborough, produced by Rupert Barrington, scientific consultant Victoria Cartelidge, research Adam Scott cinematography Peter Nearhos. Filmed at the Kennedy Ranges in Western Australia.

[@emilym.634]

of course these things live in Australia

[@restlessparadox1953]

Thank you dark bee side of tumblr

[@MrAwesomniac]

same

[@fermii63]

woo yay dark bee tumblr

[@misteria247]

Demonic Fox Same

[@miarose6691]

i just got a link. the guy said the girls head got chopped off so you know .... *click*

[@lilyeverlasting]

Well, Dark Bee Tumblr, as a person who is horribly frightened of bees yet morbidly curious, I am now scarred. On the plus side, the dark bee post is a goldmine for insane story ideas.

[@Onitramm]

Dawson your bees are out of control!

[@dekoldrick]

Pop their head out of the hole for one moment then suddenly gets gang banged. Damn these bees are brutal.

[@andrielisilien]

I lost it at the "accidental casualty". XD I can imagine all the males staring at it saying, "Crap, that was our last female!"

[@MotherFucker445]

andrielisilien ah well let’s use the corps anyway... what you know that’s probably what ended up happening right?

[@Dalek-Galvo]

@@MotherFucker445 😂

[@Venom3254]

They beheaded her

[@user-zw2wq8jo2r]

"There goes our last female" *gulp*

[@Ilovemahmochi]

Me:Is a person who loves gory horror movies and video games. Also me: A big baby who got scared of a little bee violence and almost screeched when the female got decapitated.

[@AnnasAdventures1]

ME TOOOOOO! :( poor bee lady.....

[@MenwithHill]

HOES BEFORE BROS

[@domodeuceslomo]

I saw this on a show like 6 years ago and just randomly remembered it so I googled it and I am satisfied that this is actually what I was looking for lol

[@Fanta....]

these things are even scarier in person. They hit windscreens with a decent thud.

[@lucmcconnell7241]

Holy shit those bees go hard

[@moriartypie6413]

these bees are really pretty omg

[@BlueBunnyBreeze]

All I could think while watching this was 'whoo boy, them there's some angry bees'

[@Kagimine]

Omg those poor ladies :-(

[@HaloLvl43Legit]

95% of the casualties are males, but ya poor girls :-(

[@Kagimine]

@@HaloLvl43Legit theyre just trying to leave their houses and theyre getting their asses beat and beheaded haha! the casualties are all male cause theyre trying to fight, the girls are just trying to vibe

[@user-zw2wq8jo2r]

@@Kagimine The scent of the Female makes the males act like that, and when they try to mate while their in their frenzy they accidently kill the female because the males will keep on attacking the mating male so they can mate too :P

[@gavinbunting7354]

This is the only way these male bees can mate

[@gracereynolds5389]

Good lord that was intense

[@garikm24]

2:05 That male was like : "BRO WHAT ARE YOU DOING IM MALE"

[@steamroddsroundhouse2080]

Those female bees are so beautiful

[@alligator3459]

thanks dark bee side of tumblr, I am now even more terrified of bees than I was before

[@Cattshire]

I'm here because of the dark bee side of tumblr.

[@NeceHii]

This is the most intense video iv ever seen

[@0rbeez]

The females are so pretty I love them 💜

[@dennisbryan7125]

This is some brutal selective breeding

[@DarkTigress]

You can't exactly see the fem bee's expression but you can tell she's fucking horrified.

[@lilibarker1158]

my kinda community

[@alondragutierrez2280]

thank you nature

[@hydrathermal9030]

Australia. The place where literally every bug is huge.

[@JerkDouglas]

what a bunch of mean bastard bees

[@Smush_art]

Watching this in science class ☠️☠️

[@mothlaw5917]

Thanks, Dark Bee Tumblr.

[@DeadmanGamin]

Can someone explain how that one unlucky female got decapitated?

[@zooemperor3954]

A male probably bit her head off

[@user-zw2wq8jo2r]

The Males are huge and are built for fighting (Their bigger than the females) + they were all in a pissed off frenzy. They probably bit or shredded on the female which made her head pop off

[@imho2278]

Bitten by a male.

[@AnimeAholic333]

Darkside of Bee Tumblr, I thank you for the nightmares XD

[@Kudizkis]

WHO is the dark side of bee tumblr!!!!!

[@janeferraz413]

So cute looking though.Aww, poor little female.

[@SuperMitchell57]

Given the current ISIS or ISIL situation. I really want these Bees to take over the planet. Go girl Bees

[@Epidendrum30]

Great footage. The flowers look like a species of emu bush (Eremophila). One small correction, Mr Attenborough, male bees don't have stingers so they only use their jaws, right? Would an entomologist watching this let me know if this bee is a member of the genus Amegilla, or Lestis or something else.

[@BrianJDykstra]

Amegilla. And of course you are right, male bees cannot sting at all!

[@alsadek1503]

so the aussie outback is basically planet gazorpazorp

[@fdawer116]

Wtf..... these bees are insane

[@warpedreality6428]

That actually hit me in the feels when the female was decapitated.......

[@amolina2990]

Bruh this was made when I was born

[@chr0min0id]

A feminist paradise

[@lowearthsurfer]

had to watched this just cuz i wanted to :P

[@romyanngarcia9554]

The males are wild

[@megaguy7161]

Is this what that "Rick and Morty" episode was based on?

[@richarddavies7540]

are they like the size of mice ?

[@Hija.De.Luna25]

Dark Bee Tumblr?

[@dekoldrick]

Dark Bee Tumblr.

[@sonomni]

3:28 Should i say bugtality?

[@PMKru]

FINISH HER!

[@lucasfreeze7785]

Imagine being reincarnated as a female Dawson's Bee.....😳

[@acaciusgoldenlight1755]

Good chance of dying

[@s.k4713]

Im staying in my burrow forever

[@xdddded]

OY VEY

[@James-cq2bj]

Las Vegas in a nutshell

[@0BucketMask0]

FUCK, AUSTRALIA, ARE YOU GUYS OK?

[@GlowZoe]

0BucketMask0 I hate these bees whenever I go for a walk all. See is these guys are just fucking each other like there's no tomorrow

[@jennyfury4674]

Don’t worry, they may be big and scary but other than that they’re completely harmless towards people

[@pookie6158]

damn

[@SawJ10Pint]

had to watch this for biology

[@pajeroberts4277]

Holy shit

[@kelsyemontgomery3849]

I'm here cause of tumblr gang

[@tracythomas4779]

'Straya mate 😅

[@gahorie1]

Knew that these mutants are from australian

[@Randomgeneratedhandle]

#metoo

[@Pigeon-wq4ob]

REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@jetfan925]

Watchmojo.com sent me here.

[@hopelessent.1700]

JetFan92 same this was really cool to see!

[@ToTeMVG]

honestly kinda scary and a bit brutal, usually its just neat nature but that death ball was like awful :(

[@dubonha]

Do this bee Sting

[@sebastianramirez3998]

All bees sting, Dude. (Except the drones)

[@SuperMiIk]

ok zaddy

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kidd r4u

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kidd b

[@SuperMiIk]

Why the fuck did I comment this

[@yamo96]

UFC

[@Janary08]

1:07 TRYPOPHOBIA TRIGGERED

[@sebathadah1559]

I'm here because dark side new...get fucked. I'm here because i wanyes to see these massive bees.

[@pyromania1018]

And here I thought the females were larger and tougher in all insect species. Huh.

[@user-zw2wq8jo2r]

Nah there are many insects where males are bigger and tougher. goes with the Hercules Beetle and these dudes (there are more but I forgot)

[@aucherii5938]

All the phobias in one place!!! melissophobia, trypophobia, gangbangusphobia etc etc

[@suntzu4691]

How do all the males die?? Dont the strongest ones survive and mate, how do they die off?

[@SomeGuy_Somewhere]

Sun Tzu they all went extinct in that single video

[@maverickrobinson5521]

But what about the strongest? did he just die of his wounds or something?

[@angeladavis8064]

i wonder if this would be beneficial to humans

[@Fanta....]

bees pollinate so I'd imagine so.

[@xXNP4CNuclearXx]

Males will be males let me tell ya

[@xKiRadical]

that fucked up.

[@xKiRadical]

thats fucked up.

[@ChiakiMotomaru]

Thank you dark bee side of tumblr