A Huge Male Lion is Surrounded and Pestered by Stinging Insects, Irritating the King of the Jungle

The king of the jungle fights many animals in the wild. Some of these great fights occur with hyenas, cheetahs, lions, and many other types of predators. However, it’s tough to fight an enemy that you can’t see coming. We see this happening to this male lion in the video posted below. 

Lion Sighting in Africa

This YouTube video takes us to the great land of Africa, the home of the king of the jungle. This video was uploaded and shared by The Mapogo Lions YouTube channel. 

This page is dedicated to following six Mapogo lions and their domination of the Sabi Sand landscape, according to their page. They have received more than 13,000 subscribers, and to date, this specific video has received more than a thousand views in just over a week since it was posted. 

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Male Lion Vs. Invisible Enemy

There is much that irritates the king of the jungle. He might get irritated that his pride is eating before him. A lion might get irritated that another male lion is trying to mate with his lioness. He might get irritated because a nomad lion is trying to encroach on his territory. However, a few things would irritate, like stinging insects. 

Now, what these stinging insects are in the video posted below, we can’t say for sure. These little buzzards are flying around and stinging this lion so fast it’s impossible to see. We see the lion thrashing around and, at all costs, trying to get these stinging insects away from him. At one point, we even see this lion rolling around because these insects won’t leave him alone. And to that, we see, it’s hard to defeat an enemy you can barely see, let alone catch. 

What Stinging Insects Live in Africa?

According to the Defense Center for Public Health, they share what types of stinging insects there are in Africa. 

“Bees, wasps, and hornets are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. African honey bees deserve special mention because they are extremely sensitive to the slightest disturbance, and the hive responds with massive and persistent stinging attacks. Apis mellifera scutellata is active during the day.” 

Of all these types of stinging insects, we assume that these particular ones would be the Africanized bee. These bees are easily labeled as some of the most aggressive and hostile insects in the entire world. 

An interesting fact to end with is that though they have Africans in their name, these bees are not central to Africa alone. These aggressive bees can be found in Central America, North America, and South America. 

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