Now I'm going to be afraid every time I pull the cover off my barbecue

A Reddit user realized he had a bee problem and set off a smoke bomb near his barbecue.




When he investigate further, he found that they were honey bees and had built a hive:





*Previously: An even creepier beehive.

Disturbing spider attack

Watch as a spider plays possum to lure an ant close, and then ties him up with a freakish burst of speed. And then something more disturbing happens. There's more spider videos at Vimeo, and spider photos at DeviantArt. Via.

*Previously: David Lynch's Spider-Man.

Video shows how difficult it is to sink a raft of fire ants

Horrifying video shows how difficult it is to sink a raft of fire ants.

Image roundup

A few gems from Reddit:



Dust storm in Kuwait March 25, 2011 (might want to watch with the sound off).



"My only professional ambition is to get a desk where no one can see my computer monitor other than me" from Some eCards.




Ant pushing a drop of water.



Ermine, I think.



Anyone can put a fairy door on an upright surface. How about a door convincingly placed on the ground?

*Previously: Move over fairy doors. Here's tiny elevators.

Strange man eating bugs and edible insects

What a Bug

A sap-sucking pentatomid bug sits on a leaf in the Khao Chong Forest Reserve in southern Thailand. The markings on its back resemble a human face with eyes, mouth, upturned nose, and pompadour hairdo.