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TIL It will take only 30 japanese hornets to destroy whole bee hive containing 30 000 bees. Unlike the European bees, Japanese bees have a defense against the hornets. When a hornet scout approaches a hive the bees hide, let him enter and then emerge in a cloud formation to cook him alive.

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