History Main / BeeAfraid

* In ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', the protagonist Tip Wilkin is deathly afraid of his boss, Gavotte, because he is allergic, and she is a [[HiveMind swarm of bees.]] She can be quite scary if you're not on her good side, too.

* ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991'': In "[[Recap/RugratsS4E2MothersDay Mother's Day]]", Angelica wants Chuckie to pick a flower that a bee is on to complete the macaroni sculpture she plans to give to Charlotte as a Mother's Day present. Rightfully so, Chuckie is afraid to do so out of fear of the bee stinging him. Sure enough, the bee chases Chuckie when he picks the flower.
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise2015'': Zizza is a Decepticon that transforms into a giant mechanical bee, and she can use her toxins to brainwash humans and Cybertronians alike to make them her slaves.

* ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': When there is enough heavy weapons fire during an AirJousting battle Akira takes part in, it draws the attention of a NeglectfulPrecursors air control drone that's a MechanicalMonster giant bee whose legs shoot a BeamSpam and whose stinger is a WaveMotionGun. It also serves as a DroneDeployer for smaller drones with mirrors on them for a MirrorsReflectEverything effect of redirecting its smaller lasers.

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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' features several bee-based cards, depicting them in dangerous light.
** [[https://scryfall.com/card/5ed/307/killer-bees?utm_source=mci Killer Bees]] depicts a special crossbreed of bees that went beyond just stinging people and figured out how to forge metallic weapons.
--->''The communal mind produces a savage strategy, yet no one could predict that this vicious crossbreed would unravel the secret of steel.''
** [[https://scryfall.com/card/tsp/231/unyaro-bees?utm_source=mci Unyaro Bees]] are especially dangerous and vicious species of bees that spread itself across entire Dominaria once their home jungle was destroyed.
--->''With no jungle left to contain it, the [[ScaryStingingSwarm "plague of daggers"]] spread across Dominaria.''
* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': The Battlewasp archetype is themed after bees, or wasps in the TCG, and can deal a lot of damage, be it from battle or from effects.
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* The second Red Bee from ''ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DCComics}}'' underwent a brief FaceHeelTurn after she was mutated into a human-bee hybrid by an alien insect colony, which made her want to colonize the entire earth. She wound up retiring from superheroics after this was reversed.
* The ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' DC Comics story ''Bee Ball!'' is about the giant bees who are allegedly mutants created by a local bee farmer (however, as one would expect, they turn out to be a ScoobyDooHoax).

* In Literature/OfBloodAndHoney, Florian Honeywell may use his bee swarm for good, but the Queen Bee who lives inside him has a rather malevolent edge. While they seem to share control of the swarm itself, there are moments she has taken complete control to use the swarm for her own purposes, and is happy to punish Florian for "poor" behavior.

* The ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' version of the villainous Bug-Eyed Bandit is entirely bee themed, with a swarm of dangerous, robotic bees at her disposal.

* In ''VideoGame/{{APICO}}'', some bee species are so aggressive, they stop working and won't let you collect anything from their hive unless you calm them with fragrant scents using the Smoker.

* In ''VideoGame/{{APICO}}'', some bee species are so aggressive, they won't let you collect anything from their hive unless you calm them with fragrant scents using the Smoker.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}'' has bee enemies in Insectia and Splot named [[PunnyName Bee-52]] in the manual. Being AirborneMooks, they were [[GoddamnedBats incredibly annoying]] to fight -- some of them even appeared out of nowhere to ambush Bug! There's even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFBwRnf3ZUQ#t=06m02s entire areas filled with them]]!

** ''Film/TheSwarm'' (1978), starring Creator/MichaelCaine, has killer bees invading Texas. There are scenes of them dropping helicopters, crashing a train and making a nuclear plant explode.

* The second Red Bee from ''ComicBook/FreedomFightersDCComics'' underwent a brief FaceHeelTurn after she was mutated into a human-bee hybrid by an alien insect colony, which made her want to colonize the entire earth. She wound up retiring from superheroics after this was reversed.

* ''VideoGame/{{Dungeonmans}}'': Some of the most deadly enemies early on are bees. Some sting you at a distance, some charge you and do heavy melee damage, others are carpenter bees that build up fortifications and restrict movement.

** ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' serves as the debut appearance for Pierces, yellow airborne [[BladeOnAStick spear-wielding]] bee enemies that can be sucked up and swallowed for Spear Copy Ability.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Pun}} Bee-ware]] of the ScaryStingingSwarm [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal soaring straight into the slaughter with spears and swords and shields!]]]]

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': When there is enough heavy weapons fire during an AirJousting battle Akira takes part in, it draws the attention of a NeglectfulPrecursors air control drone that's a MechanicalMonster giant bee whose legs shoot a BeamSpam and whose stinger is a WaveMotionGun. It also serves as a DroneDeployer for smaller drones with mirrors on them for a MirrorsReflectEverything effect of redirecting its smaller lasers.

* Marvel Comics villain Swarm is a Nazi possessing a colony of mutant bees. The bees in question were apparently also man-eating, since being devoured by them was how they absorbed his mind in the first place.
* The second Red Bee underwent a brief FaceHeelTurn after she was mutated into a human-bee hybrid by an alien insect colony, which made her want to colonize the entire earth. She wound up retiring from superheroics after this was reversed.

* ''VideoGame/JimmyAndThePulsatingMass'': As the first bit of SurpriseCreepy, when returning to the Buddy Beehive and find it's suddenly turned into a nightmarish labyrinth of [[spoiler:undead mutated]] bees, to be fought instead of the friendly ones from earlier.