Well, here you are running from a swarm of bees. You try swatting them away, but there are just too many. Their sharp stingers are getting closer and closer.
Just ahead, you spot a lake and make a split-second decision. Without thinking twice, you dive right in.
Now you're underwater, eyes squeezed shut, holding your breath as tightly as possible.
It feels safe for now, but the moment you come up for air, you'll realize you've just made the biggest mistake of your life.
I mean, jumping into water seems like a smart move, probably because at some point in your life, you've seen bees floating lifelessly in a swimming pool.
So naturally, you think, "Okay, if I dive underwater, they'll follow me in, drown, and I'll get out without a scratch." Sure, that logic checks out, but in reality, you'd be setting yourself up for something much, much worse.
Now, before I explain why diving into water is actually a terrible idea, let's talk about bees for a second. There are over 20,000 different bee species worldwide.
To put that into perspective, that's more than all the bird and mammal species on Earth combined. Thankfully, not all bees are aggressive.
Solitary bees, for example, don't have honey stored away to protect. And in the bee world, that basically means they're chill. They have no reason to attack you.
Plus, male solitary bees don't even have stingers. Then there are bumblebees. They do have stingers, but they're pretty small.
