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[–]Skinkerus 188 points189 points ago

Do the just turn off when they bump in to each other?

[–]zarisin 117 points118 points ago

It's like a broken roomba with shitty collision detection.

[–]blazhinga 29 points30 points ago

First World Problems

[–]Apostolate 22 points23 points ago

Well, from a technical point of view, they don't move their legs much at all in flight, and what keeps them afloat is batting their wings very quickly (while also being level). Here the jarring motion causes them to stop beating in a level manner, which halts the wing beating. When something is moving that fast and then you rotate it, it's going to mess it up.

So it looks like they just drop like rocks.

[–]Detroitvibe 1 point2 points ago

Oh

[–]Athene_Wins 807 points808 points ago

See the darker patterns on their butts? That shows their old age. Bees only live to be 1-2 weeks old and these two that collided are at least 1.5 weeks. Still they work for the hive until their last seconds. Thus is the life of a bee.

Source: I'm a bee

[–]DreadPiratesRobert 739 points740 points ago

Bees only live to be 1-2 weeks old

I'm a bee

Redditor for 9 months

ಠ_ಠ

[–]Fantasticalism 237 points238 points ago

I hear queen bees can live to be to be over a year old.

[–]DreadPiratesRobert 164 points165 points ago

Fair enough, carry on then

[–]9ren 58 points59 points ago

God, Queen, Athene Wins!

[–]HamsterGutz 244 points245 points ago

Or he's a zombee.

[–]DCBizzle 49 points50 points ago

Only way to surely kill em is to beehead em.

[–]shamrockhoax 2 points3 points ago

if you can't beed'em join em?

[–]fish1479 56 points57 points ago

slow clap

[–]KneeSlapperJoke 1 point2 points ago

[–]Arcys 27 points28 points ago

1-3 years is normal, but queens have been recorded living more than 8 years

[–]AMuellerIceBagVagina 10 points11 points ago

Why is this?

[–]Landon9191 70 points71 points ago

Pussy power.

[–]Arcys 16 points17 points ago

Queen lifespans are partly based on the amount of sperm. When a queen does a mating flight she mates with multiple drones and stores the sperm in an organ called a spermatheca. Depending on the size of the spermatheca they usually run out in 2-4 years. They also have all their needs attended to and don't work themselves to death. The life span of workers also varies greatly. For example overwintering workers are adult for an average of 140 days versus the summer adult lifespan of 15-30 days.

[–]huh0kay 16 points17 points ago

Are we talking about bees or my ex girlfriend?

[–]Arcys 6 points7 points ago

Well the queens only do it once.

[–]kickthepony 1 point2 points ago

Hey-oh!

[–]Fantasticalism 2 points3 points ago

At the beginning stages of their lives, some bees get fed a special food made my worker bees called Royal Jelly. It's the Royal Jelly that determines whether or not larvae get to become a queen bee or not.

[–]nucleus_accumbens 18 points19 points ago

Drone bee's (male honey bees) live around 90 days.

[–]Delfishie 17 points18 points ago

Until they have sex, when their penises explode from their body during orgasm, thus causing them to die.

The dismembered penis acts as a cork, which keeps his sperm inside the queen's body and thus ensures that his DNA will be carried on to the next generation.

Source: http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/30-strangest-animal-mating-habits/

[–]nucleus_accumbens 51 points52 points ago

Doesn't matter, had sex.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

That must be one damned tight pussy. Worth it.

[–]Journalisto 4 points5 points ago

To be two bee doo!

[–]votesgoup 11 points12 points ago

Good work, detective.

[–]NeighborStrategy 3 points4 points ago

He must be immortal

[–]johno456 4 points5 points ago

he may have been a redditor for 9 months, but how long has he been a bee?

these are the questions we must ask ourselves.

[–]Unit_conversions 29 points30 points ago

9 months:

26577529 blinks

22962985 seconds

382716.42 minutes

6378.607 hours

265.77529 days

37.967899 weeks

18.983949 fortnights

8.7320236 months

0.72766863 year

0.072766863 decade

0.0072766863 century

0.00072766863 millennium

23025856 sidereal seconds

9.7667626 nodical months

270 lunes

0.0029350241 pluto year

.00000000037 galactic years.

438700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 planck times.

[–]champ35640 34 points35 points ago

9 months = 8.7320236 months... Explain?

[–]Unit_conversions 37 points38 points ago

I used lunar months in all the conversions. I like the unit better than the standard month thus I assume everyone is talking about lunar months when they mention a month. :D I LOVE YOU

[–]HiaItsPeter 19 points20 points ago

Wait, your not a bot?

[–]Unit_conversions 48 points49 points ago

Nope :D I just love units!!! AND I LOVE YOU.

[–]HiaItsPeter 12 points13 points ago

Much love back to ya.

[–]Santos_L_Halper 1 point2 points ago

How do you feel about The Big Unit?

[–]rfbandit 1 point2 points ago

I just love units!!!

Jesus, mom! Phrasing!

[–]champ35640 9 points10 points ago

Ah I see... AND WE LOVE YOU UNIT_CONVERSIONS

[–]erichermit 1 point2 points ago

He's the Bee Sage, no wonder he knows how to type.

[–]cumfarts 1 point2 points ago

HEY! I DON'T THINK THAT GUY IS A BEE AT ALL

[–]99cent 4 points5 points ago

He's a special replicant bee, like Rachel. No expiration date.

[–]hiiamabat 68 points69 points ago

Interesting fact about bees #2- More dangerous jobs are given to older bees. So the older bees will be tasked with foraging or guarding the hive while younger bees help with offspring or jobs inside the hive.

[–]Arcys 48 points49 points ago

Interesting fact about bees #3 - On average a foraging worker carries enough fuel (honey) for a 60km flight or about 3 hours flying time

[–]Parnass 44 points45 points ago

congratulations, you are now subscribed to BEE-FACTS!

[–]Cockaroach 11 points12 points ago

Fuck cats, bee facts would be legitimately really interesting.

[–]simeon94 52 points53 points ago

Interesting fact about bees #4 - I prefer them to wasps.

[–]nucleus_accumbens 32 points33 points ago

Interesting fact about bees #5 - they perform a waggle dance to their hive-mates to inform them where pollen spots are. While the video describes one aspect of the waggle, it doesn't tell you that the length of the waggle informs the other bees how far they have to go in that particular direction.

tldr; Bees are fucking complex as shit.

[–]Chachoregard 51 points52 points ago

wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle pollen!

[–]philreeduk 6 points7 points ago

I'm sexy and I know it!!

[–]ninjoe87 9 points10 points ago

buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz!!

FTFY

[–]free_dead_puppy 1 point2 points ago

girlookathatbody

[–]Arcys 9 points10 points ago

The dance also has another part. The number of times it is repeated and the vigor denotes the quality of the source.

[–]Consensual_Rex 3 points4 points ago

Somebody rode the Magic School Bus...

That's where I learned it at least.

[–]DC_Phalloides 6 points7 points ago

Also interesting: there is a connection between the dances bees do and 2-dimensional projections of the 6 dimensional flag manifold: link

[–]unclear_plowerpants 1 point2 points ago

I was under the impression that the bees are more interested in the nectar rather than the pollen. Pollination is just a side effect from the bee's point of view. The plants are offering nectar so the bees will come by to collect it and when they do, they give them a facial to deliver to the next flower.

EDIT: I was wrong. Both nectar and pollen are used as food.

[–]faceny 1 point2 points ago

Honey bees collect pollen to use as food for the growing larvae in addition to nectar which is used as food for the adult bees.

[–]unclear_plowerpants 1 point2 points ago

you got me. A quick look at wikipedia could have saved me.

[–]Gorillaz_Noodle 32 points33 points ago

Sounds like the time when some elderly folks in Japan pitched in to clean radiation after the nuclear meltdown following the tsunami. They knew they would most likely get sick, but they also knew it would take some time. Being that they are older and closer to death, they decided it would be right for them to do it. It's amazing how different species can act so much alike, in such a vast manner of ways.

[–]yellekc 34 points35 points ago

Japan is kinda like a giant bee colony. But instead of honey they make electronics.

[–]Ragark 14 points15 points ago

and weird porn

[–]nikchi 3 points4 points ago

What would be Japan's equivalent to a queen bee?

[–]spencer102 1 point2 points ago

The Emperor.

[–]RsonW 1 point2 points ago

The Emperor…

[–]SUCOL 7 points8 points ago

so, did they just die at the same time during the crash?!

[–]Athene_Wins 18 points19 points ago

No, the one above was already dead. Bee's bodies continue to fly for 2 minutes after they die. The second one was killed by the impact though.

[–]LikesGirls 12 points13 points ago

That makes me unreasonably sad.

[–]Athene_Wins 43 points44 points ago

lol, I was lying about everything. It's going to be okay

[–]linlorienelen 3 points4 points ago

I like you.

[–]TheAubz 41 points42 points ago

Imma Imma Imma bee Imma bee

[–]InsulinDependent 3 points4 points ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee_life_cycle#Development

The average lifespan of a queen is three to four years; drones usually die upon mating or are expelled from the hive before the winter; and workers may live for a few weeks in the summer and several months in areas with an extended winter.

[–]AtticusLynch 2 points3 points ago

Can I have my Cheerios back?

[–]PolarBurs 6 points7 points ago

Im a bee. Im a bee. Im a, im a, im a bee.

Im a straight up pollinate some flowers. Im a go ahead and buzz around for hours.

Im a go ahead and live a crazy ass bugs life; fuck every bee cause bugs aint got no wife.

Fly around, cruise around town. Crash into other bees and fall right down.

Wait a minute my world isnt quite over. I still got half a week to pollinate some clovers.

[–]Doesnt_Get_Irony 1 point2 points ago

Any reason 3 different bees crashed at the exact same time? Did the hive mind turn off for a second or something?

[–]Killfuck_Soulshitter 1 point2 points ago

I'ma bee, I'ma bee, I'ma bumble-bumble bee.

[–]nourez 1 point2 points ago

I formally request an AMA.

[–]SparkySoDope 1 point2 points ago

This is ridiculously entertaining and for some reason it's hilarious

[–]nwmiles 1 point2 points ago

I'm a bee

Nice try, will.i.am.

[–]ialsolovebees 1 point2 points ago

And for that, I love you.

[–]lbr218 1 point2 points ago

TIL: bees have pretty crappy lives. It's kind of making me sad!

[–]unorthodoxme 179 points180 points ago

That was actually quite amusing.

[–]cakemuncher 69 points70 points ago

I find it cute. The one in the air lowered its legs like its trying to stop.

[–]Apostolate 81 points82 points ago

I think it was prepping for landing, a landing that never occurred.

[–]AndrewCarnage 35 points36 points ago

Never forget!

[–]Nasty_kid 7 points8 points ago

To me it seems as If the bee landing was an outsider, the other bee was just a missle bee

[–]unorthodoxme 4 points5 points ago

Someone should really send this gif to OSHA.

[–]Mortegro545 1 point2 points ago

So brave

[–]maskoncrooked 31 points32 points ago

I love it when animals screw up

[–]mariobat 23 points24 points ago

This should be a subreddit! Awesome, cute animals screwing up!

[–]IAmA_Zombie 2 points3 points ago

Just don't forget the ”Up” part or it could turn into another weird fetish subbreddit.

[–]Dr_ChimRichalds 5 points6 points ago

Yeah. Bees are stupid.

[–]caramelappleyum 2 points3 points ago

Watching it the first time: "Which two are going to hit each other? Is it this one? No. This one? No. YES! Finally"

[–]MayoSimba 111 points112 points ago

Needs explosions.

[–]beyondwithinitself 48 points49 points ago

Somebody please make this happen.

[–]PhilippOK 81 points82 points ago

[–]beyondwithinitself 8 points9 points ago

I couldn't be prouder of Reddit than right now.

Thank you sir PhiliippOK.

[–]ForeverAvailable 1 point2 points ago

When i got here.
Asking for explosions = 100 upvotes. Actually creates the explosions = 11 upvotes. Come on let's honor this man properly

[–]Jeffooie 8 points9 points ago

Yes, I think you are looking for Michael Bay.

[–]Oh_Shut_Up 55 points56 points ago

Michael Bee

[–]Khiraji 84 points85 points ago

Someone's getting fired at Bee Traffic Control.

[–]strayadvice 2 points3 points ago

He was having sex...with the queen! He'll get away with that.

[–]Suunburst 105 points106 points ago

Houston, we have a pollen

[–]KillianBeast 2 points3 points ago

Slow Clap

[–]bigtpsychoboy 60 points61 points ago

lol. I don't know why I found that funny, but I did.

[–]Fellows23 112 points113 points ago

BOOP

[–]WrongSubreddit 36 points37 points ago

[–]NBAallstar 8 points9 points ago

Didn't a redditor draw that in reference to someones username? Either way I'm glad you saved it.

[–]WrongSubreddit 7 points8 points ago

[–]neko 8 points9 points ago

I laughed harder at this than at the gif and it worries me

[–]cadex 2 points3 points ago

I could easily watch a compilation of these

[–]Ad_the_Inhaler 15 points16 points ago

Are those bees drunk? Not one of them landed gracefully.

[–]hiiamabat 15 points16 points ago

DRUNK ON DAT SWEET HONEY

[–]AHelplessOrphan 6 points7 points ago

He was texting while flying.

[–]innocentcriminal52 20 points21 points ago

A: "Could we leave the cops out of this please? I have a warrant. Besides, that's like a $200 fix, I know a guy."

B: "Sorry but I'd really feel better just letting the insurance companies handle this."

A: "Damn you! You leave me no choice!"

A: Nervously checks surroundings. Assumes attack stance. Delivers super effective stinger attack.

B: Attempts to scream bloody murder. Ironically begins to suffer anaphylactic hypersensitivity reaction to bee sting, throat closes.

A: Raises wings in victory. Remembers that bees give their life with use of stinger. Falls on 2 pairs of knees and with a dying thought celebrates the fact that he died a free arthropod.

[–]Patches4Prez 13 points14 points ago

My....that escalated quickly

[–]GrilledCheeser 122 points123 points ago

They should bee more careful.

[–]Mcdoofus 73 points74 points ago

Dude, nice pun! Hive five

[–]anyonethinkingabout 42 points43 points ago

Oh honey, I laughed so hard!

[–]ezraandrewcelli 19 points20 points ago

Pity upvotes all around.

[–]Ifriendzonecats 4 points5 points ago

Honey beefore flying? Not even once.

[–]the2belo 5 points6 points ago

8:25:17.00 [Collision Avoidance System]   Traffic. Traffic. Whoop! Whoop! Pull up!
8:25:19.93 [Cockpit Area Microphone]      oh shi-
8:25:20.44 [Cockpit Area Microphone]      SOUND OF IMPACT
8:25:21.02 [Cockpit Area Microphone]      (End of recording)

[–]Riddla26 16 points17 points ago

Goose? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!

[–]monochezia 11 points12 points ago

Were they ok???

[–]TaintedSquirrel 21 points22 points ago

Did they died?

[–]poobah23 8 points9 points ago

Please, somebody. Add a fiery explosion and smoke trails.

[–]hybridbanana 10 points11 points ago

*Slow Motion Bee Boop

[–]xChase 3 points4 points ago

I watched this for far too long.

[–]BezziVelinov 4 points5 points ago

I never thought that one day, I would laugh at the sight of bees.

[–]CataclysmicKitten 12 points13 points ago

"Alright, just going out for a nice fly and-- OH SHIT, OH SHIT!"

[–]Pessle 2 points3 points ago

Guy came out of nowhere

[–]mrvicvega 2 points3 points ago

Just like Prometheus

[–]Honestly_ 2 points3 points ago

Before anyone places any blame, we should wait for the official report from the NTSBee.

[–]BoxMonster44 2 points3 points ago

I am laughing way too hard right now.

[–]Neiles 2 points3 points ago

idk why but this is the best thing ive seen this week,,,probably cause im fat :(

[–]charleattack 5 points6 points ago

"You had ONE JOB FRANK!"

[–]beardedboywonder 3 points4 points ago

it almost looks like they completely freeze after they collide. I wonder if that is from shock of colliding.

[–]psu20110 1 point2 points ago

D'OH

[–]AcrylicPaintSet 1 point2 points ago

I really wanted the camera to track them fall.. Silly little bees....

[–]Tebasaki 1 point2 points ago

This is why you don't drink and pollinate.

[–]glaux 1 point2 points ago

The left bee is the only one not moving his wings, they just bend down on impact.

Edit: And look how he is frailing with those small arms unlike all the other bees. My guess is that it was his fault.

[–]Spysix 1 point2 points ago

I can almost hear the other bee saying, "You...fucking...idiot.."

[–]Ohfauxshow 1 point2 points ago

Did anyone else enjoy how fucking flawless the bee at the bottoms landing was?

[–]radori678 1 point2 points ago

"sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut"

[–]Melloverture 1 point2 points ago

The bee in the background that lands on the edge of the ledge right when they collide lands pretty hard. I wonder if the top bee in the collision thought the bee he hit was the shelf and was trying to grab on.

[–]Haasts_Eagle 1 point2 points ago

I imagined sound like this.

[–]jayg28 1 point2 points ago

Things are so much easier for the claims adjuster when there is a video that clearly shows ho is at fault.

[–]amarow11 1 point2 points ago

God damn it Barry not again!

[–]_youngdeezy_ 1 point2 points ago

play this and it becomes so much more majestic

[–]sociallyawkwardperv 1 point2 points ago

Someone need to add sound effects.

[–]MxDaleth 1 point2 points ago

So much for the hivemind.

[–]Bluethulhu 1 point2 points ago

Damnit I was watching the wrong bee D:

[–]TheMasterJohnson 1 point2 points ago

Did the same thing. SAB (socially awkward bee), first time coming back from official bee stuff, was like "straight to the numbers... follow the leader, follow the leader, aaaand shit!" Then landing crew bee was all "I gotcha bro, don't worry, those idiots over there are gonna be front page of the hive mind, not you"

[–]hedgeslammer 1 point2 points ago

This needs narration by Sir David Attenborough.

[–]MathewMurdock 1 point2 points ago

Remember buzzed flying is drunk flying.

[–]Hunno 1 point2 points ago

Figures. All worker bees are female.

[–]dtox12 1 point2 points ago

I love bees.

[–]tiredofscreennames 1 point2 points ago

Get down, Mr. President!

[–]Beeslo 1 point2 points ago

Reminded me of the ending to Prometheus.

[–]ninjannie 1 point2 points ago

Who else initially paid attention to the bee hitting the ledge? Or is that just me..?

[–]Mikealoped 1 point2 points ago

Nope. I watched it twice before I realized that bee wasn't the focus of the gif

[–]grimreeper 1 point2 points ago

This week on Bee Crash Investigation.

[–]TheUltimatePoet 2 points3 points ago

First day on the new job!

[–]darkviper039 1 point2 points ago

that's a whole gif of NOPE...oh wait are these the ones that "boop" you before they sting you?

[–]cjkonecnik 1 point2 points ago

Yep! These bees are the boopers. Except here it looks like they accidentally booped each other so that neither of them could sting each other. Lesson of the story: If a bee boops you, boop it back.

[–]DoctorMiracles 1 point2 points ago

AWWWWW MY BALLS

[–]A_WILD_ABRA_APPEARED 1 point2 points ago

When I was young I dreamed of this day. One day, the day when we could finally have slow-motion videos of insects giving each other headbutts to the crotch delivered wirelessly to the palms of our hands.

The world would be a freer and happier place.

The day has come. The future is now.

[–]achoob 1 point2 points ago

Does anyone else find this gif absolutely hilarious?

[–]st_basterd 2 points3 points ago

If they were driving cars for that crash, I bet they'd be driving BeeMWs.

[–]Pur13 0 points1 point ago

Hive thoroughly enjoyed this gif

[–]ProfessorCaptain 0 points1 point ago

That looked like it stung.

[–]mh6446 0 points1 point ago

He's ok right?

[–]djbolton 0 points1 point ago

It's ok they have protected no-claims.

[–]QuasarSGB 0 points1 point ago

Were there any survivors?

[–]romanius24 0 points1 point ago

Stop right there criminal scum bee!

[–]slytim 0 points1 point ago

This made me unreasonably sad.

[–]miketreez 0 points1 point ago

Ahhh, and here we have the rare Asian Wasp

[–]azadeh4377 0 points1 point ago

That's hardly a crash, it's rather a derp.

[–]9ren 0 points1 point ago

be alert

[–]jesse_h 0 points1 point ago

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

[–]suckmyglock 0 points1 point ago

Insert dolphin crash gif here.

[–]tehlolman1337 0 points1 point ago

oh man midair bee crash. who gave that bee clearance for takeoff? unbelievable! you cant have opposite traffic in aviation! damn bees!

[–]TechTwista 0 points1 point ago

Where is the black box?

[–]bryanchamp 0 points1 point ago

Bam! Right in the Honey Nut Cheerios!

[–]OddSensation 0 points1 point ago

Heh, they look like planes taking off

[–]PimpCheese 0 points1 point ago

All state, are you in good wings?

[–]rockon4life45 0 points1 point ago

Haha, it's not always we remember that animals aren't perfect machines and can be clumsy just like us.

[–]Jessum 0 points1 point ago

Did they die?

[–]partyfunk8 0 points1 point ago

WOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[–]03Titanium 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of new pilots in battlefield.

[–]jakemg 0 points1 point ago

If you look closely you'll notice the bee going right to left kind if hit the brakes at the last second. His little bee arms twitch back.

[–]castleclouds 0 points1 point ago

I'm imagining the sound effects to this bzzz bzz bzzz neeeeeeeerrrrrrgggh AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHhhhhh

[–]homestargunner 0 points1 point ago

I laughed at their cuteness

[–]derpyfluttershy 0 points1 point ago

That...that was adorable.

[–]trumancatpote 0 points1 point ago

Yo, what the fuck, B!

[–]gummih 0 points1 point ago

Need more eyes!

[–]b_sleazy 0 points1 point ago

They should really bee more careful.

[–]true_bacon22 0 points1 point ago

When they start falling all I can hear are two tiny, high pitch voices saying "oh nooooooooooooooooooo."

[–]Assertion 0 points1 point ago

Heh... and the whole time I was watching the one in front... the one that collided with the ledge and almost fell. I laughed at that, only to notice another bee falling behind it. I had to rewatch, only to be more amused.