Bees Ground Jet

[Teallaura]

What I wanna know is do they really swarm that high? Surely the engine would have malfunctioned earlier if they had been hit at a lower altitude? :hrm:

Source (http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/05/swarm_of_bees_turns_back_briti.php)

LONDON - A thick cloud of bees was sucked into the engine of a passenger plane en route to Portugal, forcing the airline to abandon the trip and grounding passengers for 11 hours, a company executive said Saturday.

According to the article they were an hour into the flight when the pilot noticed the trouble.

[mossrose]

Freaky.

[Jedidiah]

What I wanna know is do they really swarm that high? Surely the engine would have malfunctioned earlier if they had been hit at a lower altitude? :hrm:

Bees definitely do not fly at any such altitudes. They had to be picked up during takeoff. Even mating areas are only about 80 feet above the ground.

[DesertBerean]

80 FEET? That's pretty high!

[sylas]

Here is a news article about the swarm as it arrives in Bournemouth. Tourists shocked as swarm of bees descend on Bournemouth (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23397925-details/Tourists+shocked+as+swarm+of+bees+descend+on+Bournemouth/article.do).

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A swarm of 20,000 honeybees looking for a new nest surprised tourists when they descended on a seafront pier. There were so many that bystanders in Bournemouth initially thought the colony was a flock of birds.

Pest control official Nic Wedge said: "They were simply trying to find a new place to nest and not capable of causing harm to the public."

The image shows the queen being collected. She was placed within a larger container, for all the workers to follow; and they were later taken to a private apiary. The article also speaks of the decline of bee species in Britain, and the risks this poses for many plant species.

Cheers -- Sylas

[Jedidiah]

80 FEET? That's pretty high!

Not for a jet.:lol:

[Jedidiah]

Here is a news article about the swarm as it arrives in Bournemouth. Tourists shocked as swarm of bees descend on Bournemouth (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23397925-details/Tourists+shocked+as+swarm+of+bees+descend+on+Bournemouth/article.do).

I have collected lots of swarms, but that one - all spread out as it appears to be - looks to be more of a pain than most.

[Teallaura]

:huh: Wonder why it took so long for the engine to act up? Bee butter can't be good for a jet....

[Jedidiah]

:huh: Wonder why it took so long for the engine to act up? Bee butter can't be good for a jet....

I may know bees, but I don't know jet engines.