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Unlike most bees typically seen in the U.S., which are technically European honeybees, these killer bees became feared after attacking humans and animals in relatively large numbers.
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July 2, CBS News, 2 July 2025
There have been other incidents of killer bees in Texas so far in 2025, including:
April 27, 2025: A man mowing his property in Eastland, Texas, was attacked by a swarm of bees.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 May 2025
Alabama's discovery has followed a spate of killer bee sightings across the country.
—July 2, CBS News, 2 July 2025
Were there other killer bee incidents in Texas this year?
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 May 2025
But to unsuspecting humans, killer bees seem aggressive, spiteful and, of course, terrifying.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 24 June 2025
On May 9, a swarm of what are believed to be Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees, attacked and killed three horses in Comanche, Texas, just about 50 miles southeast of Eastland.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 May 2025
On the menu: About a dozen daily flavors, including cream cheese lemon cake, blueberry pancake, and the spicy killer bee ice creams.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
In the episode’s inciting incident, a truck hauling 22 million killer bees (just go with it) crashes on the freeway, unleashing an angry swarm.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
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July 2, CBS News, 2 July 2025
There have been other incidents of killer bees in Texas so far in 2025, including:
April 27, 2025: A man mowing his property in Eastland, Texas, was attacked by a swarm of bees.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 May 2025
Alabama's discovery has followed a spate of killer bee sightings across the country.
—July 2, CBS News, 2 July 2025
Were there other killer bee incidents in Texas this year?
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 May 2025
But to unsuspecting humans, killer bees seem aggressive, spiteful and, of course, terrifying.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 24 June 2025
On May 9, a swarm of what are believed to be Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees, attacked and killed three horses in Comanche, Texas, just about 50 miles southeast of Eastland.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 May 2025
On the menu: About a dozen daily flavors, including cream cheese lemon cake, blueberry pancake, and the spicy killer bee ice creams.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
In the episode’s inciting incident, a truck hauling 22 million killer bees (just go with it) crashes on the freeway, unleashing an angry swarm.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Killer bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/killer%20bee. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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killer bee
noun
kil·ler bee
ˈkil-ər-ˈbē 
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