How honeybees overpower hornets with a giant 'bee-ball'

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Bees smother hornets in a "bee ball" that kills the giant predators with heat and carbon dioxide.

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I remember seeing this, the Japanese strain has evolved with this predator over 1000's of years & knows exactly how to deal with it....interesting stuff
 

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