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HP	10-22
HD	3
XP	62
Speed	20
AC	2
EV	18
Will	10
Attack¹	10 (sting: poison)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	Poison
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Tiny
Type	killer bee, killer bee
Flags	Flying No skeleton

A giant bee, bearing a deadly barb which can sting repeatedly.

Useful Info

Killer bees are poisonous flying insects that live up to their name. They're twice as fast as most characters, attack in swarms, and can quickly inject fatal amounts of poison. They are found in the mid-Dungeon, as well as in "hive" vaults scattered around elsewhere.

Tips & Tricks

Be extremely wary of out of depth swarms of bees. It's almost certain death to fight a swarm on D:4. If possible, close doors with C to keep them from reaching you. Even in a hallway, an early swarm of bees can be lethal.
Never believe that there's just one bee on the floor. They always travel with friends.
With poison resistance and decent AC, they're nuisances. With only poison resistance, they can be a handful if they surround you. Without either, charging into melee is often suicide.
Later in the game, watch out for queen bees, who can berserk nearby killer bees. Even if you can tab through regular bees, berserked bees can be a serious threat.
The following are particularly effective against bee swarms:
- Poison attacks work wonders here. Mephitic Cloud will make a tightly-clumped swarm slaughter itself. Olgreb's Toxic Radiance will slaughter large bee rooms. A weapon of venom can quickly kill if it hits, but due to their 18 EV, this isn't as reliable.
- Bees have relatively low willpower, so wands of charming can be effective in turning some of them onto your side.
- A potion of lignification can give lightly-armoured characters some much-needed AC and poison resistance, greatly reducing the threat of a pack of bees.
- When things go badly, don't forget about your potions of curing.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Be extremely wary of [[out of depth]] swarms of bees. It's almost certain death to fight a swarm on D:4. If possible, close [[door]]s with '''C''' to keep them from reaching you. Even in a hallway, an early swarm of bees can take you out.
+*Be extremely wary of [[out of depth]] swarms of bees. It's almost certain death to fight a swarm on D:4. If possible, close [[door]]s with '''C''' to keep them from reaching you. Even in a hallway, an early swarm of bees can be lethal.
 *Never believe that there's just one bee on the floor. They always travel with friends.
 *With [[poison resistance]] and decent [[AC]], they're nuisances. With only poison resistance, they can be a handful if they surround you. Without either, charging into melee is often suicide.
-*Later in the game, watch out for [[queen bee]]s, who can [[berserk]] nearby killer bees. Even if you can tab through regular killer bees, berserked bees can be a serious threat.
+*Later in the game, watch out for [[queen bee]]s, who can [[berserk]] nearby killer bees. Even if you can [[tab]] through regular bees, berserked bees can be a serious threat.
 *The following are particularly effective against bee swarms:
 **[[Poison]] attacks work wonders here. [[Mephitic Cloud]] will make a tightly-clumped swarm slaughter itself. [[Olgreb's Toxic Radiance]] will slaughter large bee rooms. A weapon of [[venom]] can quickly kill if it hits, but due to their 18 EV, this isn't as reliable.
 **Bees have relatively low [[willpower]], so [[wands of charming]] can be effective in turning some of them onto your side.
+**A [[potion of lignification]] can give lightly-armoured characters some much-needed AC and poison resistance, greatly reducing the threat of a pack of bees.
 **When things go badly, don't forget about your [[potions of curing]].
-**A [[potion of lignification]] can give lightly-armoured characters some much-needed AC and poison resistance, greatly reducing the threat of a pack of bees.