We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s

Re:We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the ... by throwanem on Monday February 22, 2021 @06:50PM (#26232213)

Well, according to UFL's International Shark Attack File [1] and the CDC [2] respectively, on average 4.3 humans die worldwide per year of shark attacks, vs. an average 62 humans in the US per year of stings from hymenopterans excluding ants.

Given that the shark attack stats cover a period 25 times as long as that for the bees, wasps, and hornets, I do feel like "considerably" is a fair choice of adjective here.

[1] https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/maps/world/

[2] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/pdfs/mm6829a5-H.pdf

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Re:We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the ... by lostlogin on Monday February 22, 2021 @08:49PM (#26232989)

You’re measuring attacks, I’m talking of being in close proximity.

Probably people die of bee stings more than sharks attacks here in NZ, but those bees certainly aren’t africanised. I suspect most US deaths aren’t all from africanised bees either but that’s going to be hard to prove.

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