Bees are really space aliens

Thanks to the wonders of technology, I have finally discovered the following: Bees are really space aliens. No wonder no one's been able to find them; they're hiding in plain sight.

Seriously, look at these freakish things:

Don't they look exactly like something out of a sci-fi movie? Something plotting to get you?

And this one:

Beware the overseer!

DH took some photos of the hive today, with some difficulty, since weary bees kept landing on his hand to rest. They are working their little bee tails off, and you do not want to get in their way. They will just run smack into you, and then yell at you. They often land on top of each other, and there seem to be a lot of crash landings going on.

From this fascinating exercise, we learned not only who the real residents of Area 51 are, but also that, apparently, sometimes they just shut their eyes and go for a landing blind! This may explain some of those crash landings. (Click on the photo to enlarge).

This one collected all the pollen! 

Oh, no, I think she's seen us! RUN!

A few more, clearly showing the two different types:

Those two on guard at the bottom look exactly as if they have been assigned to keep out the riffraff. I wouldn't tangle with them.

Another one: 

Sweet dreams, tonight...

My god, there must be thousands of them in there! Tens of thousands!