Killer bees kill man in Texas after he accidentally runs over colony with tractor

Originally published on 01 July, 2015

Hundreds of Africanized ‘killer’ honey bees are thought to have killed a farmer in southern Texas on Sunday.

Rogelio Zuniga, 53, was dragging a disk with a tractor on a field when the disk hit an old irrigation pipe and punctured the pipe. The pipe contained a honeycomb that stretched 15 to 20 feet long and housed what was probably a population of “killer” bees.

Zuniga jumped off his tractor and tried to run away, but the bees swarmed on top of him and stung him to death. Family members found Zuniga dead at the scene and called exterminators to get rid of the colony.

The Africanized honey bee, a hybrid between the European honey bee and the African honey bee, first appeared in the U.S. in 1990 near Zuniga’s farm in Rio Hondo, Texas. The mutant honey bee contains the same amount of venom as the European honey bee, but the former is deadly because they are more aggressive and attack in swarms.

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[feero]

I feel bad for him. He was just doing his job.

[Tyminator]

Who else is now taking the train to NOPEville?

[mreyeball]

BuT my question is how did the bees know it was him?

[Jojomusiqk]

That’s why I carry Raid when I work the fields.

[jacksonmcwhiney]

He should of stayed in his tractor and leave feild

[michaelbanana]

Glad to live...




Far from killer bees






If they come here





C'ya New Jersey

[macrowave.]

I can't hear anything because my headphones are broken, only the right side works

[lyricvideos]

This. Is. Why. I. Don't. Like. Bees.

[longbridgearchives]

Why didn’t he stay in the tractor and keep the doors and windows shut

[tomcata]

Killer bees will chase you up to a mile away, and even if you jump into a body of water, they will wait till you gasp for air to get

[raphaeljose]

I HAVE PIPPLES GUYS 0:29 (it's a meme so you won't get scared)

[carltalbot]

at least their backup if normal honeybees go extinct because of Asian giant hormets

[SundanceMLD]

I'm taking the flying space train to mars

[lisataylor]

Bees usually don't build their hives in the ground. Could it possibly have been yellow jackets? Still, dead is dead. RIP

[therealtroll]

Why did he exit the tractor why not leave the door close

[cameronmeetze]

And what was the point of this video





To remind me once again I'm not takin my ass outside

[Dert]

When you die, you turn red. Believe me I should know!