Savannah: Elephants are afraid of bees, and that's actually great news for farmers. See, in parts of Africa and Asia, elephants are major agricultural pests. Kind of weird to think of something that big as a pest, but... yeah. Elephants have big appetites, and due to habitat fragmentation, they often raid human settlements looking for good and water. This can lead to violent conflicts that can be fatal. But one thing that can send elephants packing? Bees.

Enter, the beehive fence; it's a network of beehives around the edge of fields. In some tests, up to 80% of approaching elephants were deterred by bee fences. Plus, the hives produce honey, which provides extra revenue for farmers. One study in Kenya reported that beehive fences were so effective that hundreds of farmers who weren't even involved in the study asked to be included just to get their hands on the fences.

Beehive fences are now used in over 60 sites across 19 countries in Africa and Asia, and some areas report that beehive fences have stopped elephant farm raids completely, which is just the bee's knees!

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