Bees to be used to deter intrusive elephants in Hua Hin

[webfact]

 

By Online Reporter

 

Officials are considering using bees as one of a number of measures aimed at preventing elephants from raiding crops and damaging property in Hua Hin.

 

And the idea isn’t nearly as far-fetched as it sounds.

 

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Elephants – the world’s largest land animals – are scared of bees. Just think about that for a minute.

 

While the stinger of one bee can’t do much harm to the thick hide of an elephant, a swarm of hundreds of bees can inflict serious pain, particularly if they sting sensitive areas such as around the mouth, eyes and trunk.

 

Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/bees-to-be-used-to-deter-intrusive-elephants-in-hua-hin/

 

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[Geoffggi]

Let's hope the bees can tell the difference between elephants & human when they get disturbed ...................LOL

[Paul Henry]

 

Too bee or not to bee

Edited April 30, 2022 by metisdead
ALL CAPS removed.

[RichardColeman]

Next weeks headline : 

 

Man trampled to death by angry bee stung elephant 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

While the stinger of one bee can’t do much harm to the thick hide of an elephant, a swarm of hundreds of bees can inflict serious pain, particularly if they sting sensitive areas such as around the mouth, eyes and trunk.

And when the farmer comes to rend the crops?

[Tarteso]

Is this a plan bee? ????

[Will B Good]

I thought elephants were afraid of mice?

[Charlie Halliday]

There have not been any stray elephants in Hua Hin to my knowledge at least in the past 10 years. There was the big Bull called Jojo at the camp off the Pala U road next to the temple who regularly escaped but he's since been sold and relocated elsewhere. 

Edited April 30, 2022 by Charlie Halliday

[Thailand]

27 minutes ago, Charlie Halliday said:

There have not been any stray elephants in Hua Hin to my knowledge at least in the past 10 years. There was the big Bull called Jojo at the camp off the Pala U road next to the temple who regularly escaped but he's since been sold and relocated elsewhere. 

Well obviously the bees have done their job. ????

[Burma Bill]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

using bees as one of a number of measures aimed at preventing elephants from raiding crops

Are they setting up a STING OPERATION????

[unblocktheplanet]

Way more kind than the electric fencing!