Japanese honeybees (Apis cerana japonica) slap away ants with their wings.

Ants invade honeybee nests, seeking to steal honey, prey on eggs or kill worker bees.

https://video.nostr.build/7ff7ba4d34986bedf90c7e66806731c573f44d6bc0a182ca6c79be2f74ba8695.mp4

Footage from a high-speed camera shows that guard bees, positioned near a nest's entrance, tilt their bodies towards an approaching ant, and then flutter their wings while they pivot away.

A successful hit sends the ant flying.

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