Bee

The bee (ハチ,) is a "harmful" bug introduced in. Though bees appear in large numbers, they can only be caught in singular form, like ants. Once a bee is caught, the other bees in the swarm will dissipate.

Bees are not visible unless shaken out of their beehives. Once the beehive falls, bees will emerge. Only five beehives are generated each day, but they cannot be found if the wireless gate is open and/or other players are inside the town. In beehives can appear in any trees including fruit trees, whereas in previous games only regular non-fruit trees can hold them.

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

Behavior
Bees, once shaken, will continue to chase the player indefinitely until the player enters a building or quits the game. Bees follow the player and travel faster than running speed, however they are fairly slow to turn which can be used to the advantage of the player. In most games, a simple 5-second run from the tree, net equip, and net swing into the swarm is sufficient to catch them if the timing is right.

If the bees catch the player, the player's left eyelid will swell, and villagers will often laugh or chide the player when they are in this stung state, with the exception of uchi villagers which give medicine to cure the stings. Villagers will mention a swarm of bees in conversation if it is nearby, a trait shared with scorpions and tarantulas.

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..."

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 bug exhibit.

Trivia

 * In, if there are bees in the vicinity and a player talks to a villager while they're fishing, they will only bring up the fishing dialogue instead of the bee chase restriction.
 * Since bees usually appear with the beehive in, the total would be 3,000 bells if both the bee and the beehive were included.
 * Wearing something on the player's face to cover up the bee sting (i.e. glasses) will not hide it.
 * In, if a villager follows the player to go to their house, no bees will appear when shaking trees.

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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 relates to the Japanese term ハチ (蜂) which is a single general term used for bees, wasps and hornets alike.

The Asian Hornet has a large amount of very potent venom which kills an upside of 60+ people every year throughout 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.