Bumblebee, Giant

Bumblebee, Giant

These bulky and aggressive giant bees have similar yellow and black markings to their less aggressive cousins, but they have a particular deadly venom.

Giant Bumblebee CR 2

XP 600
N Medium vermin
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +3

AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+4 Dex, +3 natural)
hp 22 (3d8+9)
Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +4
Immune mind-affecting effects
Weaknesses vulnerable to smoke

Speed 20 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)
Melee sting +4 (1d4+3 plus poison)

Str 15, Dex 18, Con 17, Int –, Wis 16, Cha 13
Base Atk +2; CMB +4; CMD 18 (26 vs. trip)
Skills Fly +8

Poison (Ex)

Sting—injury; save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1d2 Con; cure 1 save.

Vulnerable to Smoke (Ex)

Smoke from particularly smoky fires or effects (such as that created by a pyrotechnics spell) causes a giant bee to become nauseated if it fails a DC 14 Fortitude save. This condition persists as long as the giant bumblebee remains in the smoke, plus 1d4 rounds.

Environment temperate or warm plains
Organization solitary, group (2–5), or nest (6–19)
Treasure incidental

Like their smaller cousins, giant bees fill their ecological niche by playing matchmaker for a vast array of flowering plant life. As a giant bee feeds on plant nectars, clumps of pollen attach to the coarse hairs covering its body and legs.

Giant bees grow to approximately 5 feet in length, with a similar wingspan. These creatures weigh 60 pounds and live in their adult form for nearly 10 years. Giant bees’ stingers are not barbed like those of their diminutive counterparts, so these creatures can sting foes repeatedly and do not die after one sting.

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2, © 2010, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors Wolfgang Baur, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, Graeme Davis, Crystal Frasier, Joshua J. Frost, Tim Hitchcock, Brandon Hodge, James Jacobs, Steve Kenson, Hal MacLean, Martin Mason, Rob McCreary, Erik Mona, Jason Nelson, Patrick Renie, Sean K Reynolds, F. Wesley Schneider, Owen K.C. Stephens, James L. Sutter, Russ Taylor, and Greg A. Vaughan, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.