Killer bees most often refers to

Africanized bee The Africanized bee, also known as the Africanized honey bee and known colloquially as the "killer bee", is a hybrid of the western honey bee (''Apis mellifera''), produced originally by crossbreeding of the East African lowland honey bee (''A. ...

s, a hybrid of the African honey bee with various European honey bees. Killer bees or Killer B's may also refer to:

Film and television

* ''Killer Bees'' (1974 film), a television movie featuring Gloria Swanson * ''Killer Bees!'' (2002 film), a television movie featuring Fiona Loewi * ''Killer Bees'' (2008 film) (''Die Bienen — Tödliche Bedrohung''), a German horror film * ''Killer Bees'' (2017 film), an American documentary film * Killer Bee (''Naruto''), a fictional character in the anime and manga series ''Naruto'' * The Killer Bees (''SNL''), a recurring sketch on the American comedy program ''Saturday Night Live'' * The Killer Bees (''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' characters), fictional characters in the TV series ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide''

Music

* Killer Bee (band), a Swedish-Canadian rock band formed by Anders Rönnblom and Brian Frank *

Wu-Tang Killa Beez The following is a list of Wu-Tang Clan's associated acts and affiliates, known as the Killa Beez, the Midwest Wasps, and the Wu Fam. At times, they are directly funded, supported, or produced by Clan members, are formed as extension groups origin ...

, a collective nickname for affiliates of the Wu-Tang Clan rap group * The Killer Bees, an American funk/soul/rock band co-founded by

Papa Mali Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne (born May 6, 1957) is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter who grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, and lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. His debut recording '' ...

WXKB WXKB (103.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cape Coral, Florida, and serving the Fort Myers-Naples radio market and Southwest Florida. WXKB is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group and airs a Top 40/CHR radio format branded as "B- ...

, a Top 40 music radio station in Cape Coral, Florida nicknamed "The Killer B" *

DXKB DXKB (89.3 FM), broadcasting as Magic 89.3, is a radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial ra ...

, a Philippine radio station, formerly nicknamed "Killer Bee"

Sports

Bridgehampton School Bridgehampton Union Free School District is a public school district located in the Town of Southampton on Long Island, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is roughly co-extensive with the hamlet of Bridgehampton, but also serves p ...

, nickname of high school basketball team featured in 2017 film documentary. *

The Killer Bees (professional wrestling) The Killer Bees were a tag team composed of "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair in the World Wrestling Federation from 1985 to 1988 and later on the independent circuit. The team name is a play on the name of the Miami Dolphins' defensive u ...

, a professional wrestling tag team *

Killer B's (Houston Astros) The Killer B's were players on the Houston Astros whose surnames started with the letter B. It also refers to the era of Astros baseball from 1997 to 2005 that saw the team reach the postseason six times in nine seasons with four National League Ce ...

, collective nickname for six Houston Astros players in the 1990s and early 2000s *

Killer B's (Miami) The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football franchise which competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team's headquarters, stadium and traini ...

, collective nickname for eight Miami Dolphins defensive players in the 1980s *

Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (NAHL) The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees were a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team playing in the North American Hockey League. The team was based in the Rio Grande Valley in Hidalgo, Texas, just south of McAllen, and played their home games at State ...

, a former North American Hockey League team based in Hidalgo, Texas, US *

Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (CHL) The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees were a minor league professional ice hockey team that played in the Central Hockey League. The team was based in the Rio Grande Valley in Hidalgo, Texas, just south of McAllen, and played their home games at ...

, a former Central Hockey League team based in Hidalgo, Texas, US * Group B, a 1980s class of World Rally Championship cars nicknamed "Killer B's" due to their poor safety record *

Killer B's (Pittsburgh) The Killer B's, in the context of the Pittsburgh Steelers, refer to the era from the 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season to the 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers season when three offensive players were in their prime: Antonio Brown, Le'Veon Bell, and Ben Roeth ...

, a nickname for three players for the 2013–2017

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...

: Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, and Le'Veon Bell

Video games

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Killer Bees! ''Killer Bees!'' is an action video game written by Robert S. Harris for the Magnavox Odyssey2 and published in 1983. Reception Art Levis for ''Electronic Fun with Computers & Games'' said "Here's a game that has great play value, doesn't invo ...

'', a 1983 video game for the Magnavox Odyssey2 *

Cammy , also referred to by her codename , is a fictional character in the ''Street Fighter'' fighting game series. She debuted in 1993 as one of the four new characters in ''Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers''. She has also been featured in ...

, a character in the ''Street Fighter'' video-game series sometimes called Killer Bee

Other uses

Killer bees (business) Killer bees are firms or individuals that are employed by a target company to fend off a takeover bid. These include investment bankers (primary), accountants, attorneys, tax specialists, etc. They aid by utilizing various anti-takeover strategies ...

, firms or individuals employed by a target company to fend off a takeover bid * Killer Bees (Texas Senate), a group of Texas senators, including Glenn Kothmann, who in 1979 went into hiding to prevent a quorum *

Killer Beez The Killer Beez (Killa Bees) are a large street gang based in New Zealand, mainly based in the South Auckland area. They were founded in 2003, as a large rogue street gang in Ōtara, as a spin-off of the larger "Tribesmen" gang. The Killer Beez ...

, a gang in New Zealand

Film and television

Music

Sports

Video games

Other uses

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