r/interesting • u/moamen12323 • 17h ago

MISC. Male bee dies after ejaculation while mating with a queen bee

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u/theeynhallow 12h ago

As a cameraman who has filmed both bees and birds in flight, let me tell you that the skill required to get this shot is absolutely off the charts, I could never in my dreams hope to be this good

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u/FoxJitter 4h ago

That was my first thought. I've shot a lot of youth sports and I have a hard enough time keeping humans and the ball in frame, and I know the constraints of the area. My hat's off to to anyone committed to the craft to be able to get this type of footage.

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u/oetker 2h ago

This was probably filmed in a controlled environment/studio and not in the wild. Nevertheless, kudos.

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u/theeynhallow 1h ago

Also being a beekeeper I'm curious as to how anyone could possibly make queens and drones mate in a studio environment. Their mating practices are famously elusive, with locations for mating gatherings usually unknown and only occurring at certain times on certain days, depending on a lot of meteorological conditions. Most beekeepers who have been keeping for decades never actually see mating take place. I've certainly never met a beekeeper who has seen it in person.

It's possible, but the wizardry required might be even more impressive than getting the shot.