Killer Bee

Killer Bees are an aggressive variant of Bees that do more damage. They spawn from regular Beehives (when attacked) and Killer Bee Hives. If a Beehive is attacked any Bees currently inside will emerge and join the attack. Killer Bees take one blast from the Ice Staff to be frozen. When killed they drop either a bit of Honey or a Stinger.

Behavior
Killer Bees usually stay inside the Beehive until it or normal Bees are attacked, or if normal Bees are caught (using the Bug Net) within the same screen as the Beehive, at which point they emerge and attack. Around Killer Bee Hives they actively fly around and will chase Wilson if he approaches. Although they can fly over low Walls, Killer Bees cannot cross water.

Hunting
The easiest way to defeat Killer Bees is to use the Bug Net. When used the Net will turn the Bee into an item in inventory, which stacks to 20. Killer Bees caught this way cannot be used to build Bee Boxes or Bee Mines, however they can be Murdered by right-clicking them in inventory to produce a Stinger or Honey. They can also be released when other hostile animals or monsters are near to attack them. Large numbers of Bees are especially effective against Hounds.

To help defend against stings, a Beekeeper Hat may be worn which decreases the damage taken. Once hit, a Killer Bee will be stunlocked and spin around for a moment before recovering. A second or third hit is required for most weapons to kill a Killer Bee. Moving around is essential when engaging any Bees with melee weapons as the swarm will follow the player for a reasonable distance before giving up.

To gather a Honeycomb a Beehive must be destroyed. Attacking a Hive will anger nearby Bees and spawn Killer Bees from the nest itself. The Hive cannot be burned or the Honey and Honeycomb will be destroyed along with it. If there are no bees around a hive, it is likely that the hive is filled with Killer Bees; for normal Bees to spawn again the Killer Bees must be defeated.

Trivia

 * In the files the hive is called a Wasp Nest, therefore Killer Bees are actually Wasps.

Bugs

 * Both Bees and Killer Bees can still be "caught" after killed if the player equips a Bug Net and presses Space while close to the bee's corpse.