Maven (famous)

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Cake day: November 8th, 2025

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  • It wasnt an outcompete thing. They spread by taking over and feasting on other hives and killing everything in it… Hence the “murder” in the name. They were poised to take over local pollinators because North American bees never evolved to combat against this tactic like Asian bees had.

    I do agree though that the name made them sound a lot scarier than they actually were to humans but left unchecked it wouldve been devastating.


  • Idk if I would say “sensationalized”. They were a big issue and there was a very large coordinated effort to get rid of them that was incredibly successful.

    Its similar to y2k in the sense that it was a big issue but it was dealt with so well that everything people were worried about was avoided entirely.