The Africanized bee is a hybrid species of the Western honey bee. ... Africanized honey bees are dangerous stinging insects that have been known to chase people for more than a quarter of a mile once they get excited and aggressive. This is why they earned the nickname “killer bee.”

Is there any killer bees?

Damage done: Africanized Honey Bees (=Killer Bees) are dangerous because they attack intruders in numbers much greater than European Honey Bees. Since their introduction into Brazil, they have killed some 1,000 humans, with victims receiving ten times as many stings than from the European strain.

Do Killer bees attack humans?

Despite their name, a single killer bee is no deadlier than any other honeybee subspecies. ... With each sting, a pheromone is released, signalling for more bees from the colony to join in the onslaught. It is estimated that around 1,000 stings could kill an adult human.