People are just discovering what bees do in the dark – they think it’s ‘unnerving’
FROM pollinating flowers to producing honey, they’re not called busy bees for nothing.
However, people were shocked to learn what the flying insects get up to when they clock off.
A TikTok account dedicated to memes (@meme123us3) shared a clip showing what bees do when it gets dark.
In the clip, a swarm of bees can be seen contained in a clear box in a lab.
The sound of them buzzing can be heard before a lab technician walks into the shot and turns off the overhead lighting.
The noise instantly stops as the bees all fall to the ground immediately.
“Amazing nature, bees don’t fly in the dark,” read the caption of the clip.
The video was captured and originally posted by postgraduate student Hamish Symington.
The clip shows bees being studied by fellow student Kristina Buch in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
Most bees, including the common honey bee, are diurnal, which means they only fly and pass along pollen during the day.
While the insects cannot technically see, they use the sun’s rays to guide them.
One person joked: “I’ve never seen a more perfect image of ‘When I’m off work, I’m off work.’”
TikTok users took to the comments section to share their thoughts on the surprising occurence.
“The sounds of their bodies hitting the floor was very unnerving,” said one follower.
Another viewer wrote: “I’d say this was the perfect example of quiet quitting, except they made some noise hitting the ground.”
“They drop faster than Woody does when Andy is coming,” commented a third person, referring to Pixar’s Toy Story franchise.