<< There was half a bee (front half) lying on  the
ground
outside the hive with all the legs  kicking.>>




Wasps. They drop onto the bee - usually an  old one  walking about in
front of
the hive - bite it in two, and  take the juicy abdomen  back to the nest
for
the larvae. Other times  they'll bite off the legs and wings  and fly off
with
the entire bee,  which is bigger than they are. they have  trouble
getting
airborne  with the load, and it's quite a sight to see them   struggling
off.

Regards,

Robert  Brenchley

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