According to entomologists, though, Africanized honey bees aren't bad, just misunderstood: "It seems like aggression when a bee stings you, but we call it defensive behavior," Hunt says. "Different ...

By comparison, killer bees often all but empty their nest. There are even reports of swarms of 300,000 to 800,000. With each sting, a pheromone is released, signalling for more bees from the colony to ...