20,000 Bees Swarm an Elderly Woman's Car That Drove off with Their Queen

A Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was spotted in the quiet British town of Pembrokeshire wearing a weird type of camouflage on its rear right side. Mrs. Howarth, 65, who is the owner of the car, hadn't noticed a thing as she drove from Castle Square, Haverfordwest back to where she lived. The man who rang the alarm was a Pembrokeshire Coast National Park ranger called Tom Moses who just happened to be driving through the town.

He recounts seeing a "big brown splodge" on the parked SUV and immediately realizing this was a potentially dangerous situation for both the public - the car was parked just outside a pub on a Sunday evening, so... - and the bees. The local beekeepers were called in and they proceeded to collect the insects. With all of them gone, Mrs. Howarth was able to return to her usual business.

We can only imagine her face when, on Monday morning, she saw that the bees were back. The Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association was called again, but this time, they realized it couldn't be just a coincidence. The most likely theory, says The Telegraph, was that the bee queen had become trapped inside the car, so her loyal servants were trying to help her - or at least be at her side during these difficult moments of her life.

However, the queen was nowhere to be found, so after finally collecting the swarm for the second time, Mrs. Howarth was once again told she could resume her activity. Fortunately, this didn't turn into an endless loop story as the bees never returned. Maybe the queen managed to free itself. Or maybe they elected a new one. Or, better yet, maybe they just realized that anarchy is better than obeying a ruler and are now the first free bee swarm.