Bee

''This article is about the harmful bee found in trees. If you are looking for the bee that is found in flowers, see Honeybee.''

Bees are "harmful" insects that appear in every game and, despite their appearance in large numbers, can only be caught in singular form like Ants. Once a bee is caught, the other bees in the swarm will dissipate. They are not visible to the player unless shaken out of their beehives and only appear in regular trees. Only 5 beehives are generated each day but they cannot be found if the wireless gate is open and/or other players are inside the town.

Upon shaking down a beehive, the player displays the 'shock' emotion, and the bees begin chasing within a few seconds The bees will chase the player unless interrupted by going into a building or saving and quitting. Villagers are aware of bees and will exclaim when spoken to during a chase.

If stung, the player's left eye will swell up and villagers will remark when spoken to. Reactions vary: (snooty villagers chide, cranky villagers outright laughing and mostuchi villagers will ask what the injury was from and give medicine. Swelling is, as previous suggested, cured by medicine or by saving and quitting.

In, Beehives can be picked up and sold for 500 Bells.

In Animal Crossing
Blathers will remark: ''"Why, I'd imagine it took more than a bit of skill and daring to catch bees! You've got 'moxie,' as I believe they say. I'm certain you must have been stung numerous times. How terribly painful that must have been, eh wot? Incidentally, do you know how some honeybees protect their hives when attacked by giant wasps? The giant wasps can't survive heats above 113 degrees, but the honeybees can live at heats up to 122 degrees. The canny honeybees use this nine-degree difference to their fullest advantage, wot! When the wasps arrive, the bees attack them en masse. A single wasp may be swarmed by up to 500 bees! Now this is truly amazing. The bees then begin to vibrate, creating a veritable cocoon of suffocating heat. Do you see the genius at work here? This swarming is but a feverish defense against the giant wasps' weakness. The temperature? Hoo hoo! Lo and behold, 120 degrees! Just below the bees own threshold of survival! In this incredible fashion, the honeybees literally lay their lives on the line to protect the hive! Stupendous! To be honest, I learned that from a wee documentary I saw on the telly! Of course, incredible feats can only go so far. When all is said and done, they're still insects, and still ghastly!"''

In Wild World
Blathers will comment on the player's donation as follows:

"I once thought that its stinger was a bee's lone defense, but... ...I've recently heard that they also possess terribly repulsive breath! Of course, the gent who told me this was a bit of a rabid liar, but still! I would heartily endorse the following action if you see another: FLEE LIKE MAD! Stingers and bad breath, honestly! What monstrous little beasties..."

The bee can be found on the tree in the bottom right corner of the second room. This is a rather odd place as the bee was found inside the tree and not on it.

In City Folk
Blathers will comment on your donation as follows:

"It can be quite dangerous to receive a large dose of bee venom-- for example, by being stung. That said, did you know that same substance is actually used in some women's perfumes? Indeed! A potent venom and a potent perfume... Which do you suppose is more devastating, wot?"

The bee can be found buzzing about on the highest tier of the bug room, among the trees.

In New Leaf
In New Leaf an information board in the bug exhibit will list information about this bug.

"Bees are prone to attacking anyone who comes too close to their hive, so be careful when approaching! The yellow and black you see on their bodies are colors often used to convey danger. This danger is pretty significant, as many varieties of bees are capable of stinging multiple times."

The bee can be found flying from tree to tree along the back wall of the museum's insect exhibit.

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Further Information
The bee's in-game rendering is that of a Japanese Giant Hornet (大雀蜂), a species of wasp, as opposed to a general bee. This translation error may have been caused by a lack of research on the localization team's part, as the Japanese games simply call them ハチ (蜂), a general term used for both bees and wasps.

The Asian Hornet has a large amount of very potent venom which kills an upside of 60+ people every year in Asia. An allergic human stung by the giant hornet may die from a reaction to the venom, but the venom additionally contains a neurotoxin named mandaratoxin (MDTX) which is a single-chain polypeptide with a molecular weight of approximately 20,000 amu (atomic mass unit). If a sufficient dose is received, it can be lethal even to those who are not allergic.Each year in Japan, the human death toll caused by Asian giant hornet stings exceeds that of all other venomous and non-venomous wild animals combined, including wild bears and venomous snakes.