UPDATE: UCF has reached out to us and said that the insects are actually mud wasps, not bees.
“We have some mud wasp nests (not bees) in the Visual Arts breezeway that are being removed…It is a black wasp with a long, thin waist, and is not a social wasp. It is not very aggressive and rarely stings people. However, it often builds its mud nests close to human activity,” a spokesperson for UCF said.
A photo posted on Facebook of thousands of tiny bees on the UCF campus is creating quite a stir across social media.
The photo, posted by George Dumont in a UCF Class of 2016 Facebook page, shows thousands of bees tightly packed in an area of UCF’s campus.
“UCF Bears, squirrels, now Bees!?!? What the heck UCF???” the photo’s caption read.
Our news team determined that the photo is of UCF’s Visual Arts Building. When we went to check out the area Thursday morning, we saw hundreds of bees still buzzing and flying around the area.
We’ve sent the photo to UCF and asked what measures they plan on taking to remove the bees. Students should remain vigilant in the area until further notice.
