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Billionaire Sunjay Kapur has died after swallowing a bee at a polo match (people.com)

submitted 11 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 100 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Is it possible to train bees? Asking for a friend who is very interested in bee training.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

No, but maybe we could encourage the Orcas.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

They already like to have fun by attacking sailboats. Orcas are comrades!

[–] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Bit hard to swallow... you'd be guaranteed to choke to death though.

[–] kworpy@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

nah ive seen a video of an asian guy swallowing a hornet. he was fine but his mouth was so inflated he could barely speak properly

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago

Or, hear me out. Genetically modified bonsai orcas.

I'm assuming the biohacking community can get on that.

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’ve heard that the smell of a banana makes bees go crazy and they go into attack mode. You didn't hear that me…🐝

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoamyl_acetate#Natural_occurance

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Fascinating! TIL

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

"Isoamyl acetate is released by a honey bee's sting apparatus where it serves as a pheromone beacon to attract other bees and provoke them to sting.[8]"

That's crazy!

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

wee, nice. Throw a banana at a beehive, kill a billionaire