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Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by AdomeNG(op): 12:15am On Apr 11, 2019
A Taiwanese woman was found by doctors to have four small sweat bees living inside her eye, the first such incident on the island.

The 28-year-old woman, identified only as Ms He, was pulling out weeds when the insects flew into her eyes.

Dr Hong Chi Ting of the Fooyin University Hospital told the BBC he was “shocked” when he pulled the 4mm insects out by their legs.
Ms He has now been discharged and is expected to make a full recovery.

Sweat bees, also known as Halictidae, are attracted to sweat and sometimes land on people to imbibe perspiration. They also drink tears for their high protein content, according to a study by the Kansas Entomological Society.

‘They were all alive’

Ms He was weeding around her relatives’ graves when the insects flew into her left eye.
She was visiting the grave as part of the annual Chinese Qing Ming tomb-sweeping festival, which is traditionally observed by sprucing up loved ones’ graves.

When a gust of wind blew into her eyes she assumed it was dirt that had entered, she told reporters.

But hours later, her eyes were still swollen and in pain, leading her to seek medical help at the hospital in southern Taiwan.

“She couldn’t completely close her eyes. I looked into the gap with a microscope and saw something black that looked like an insect leg,” Dr Hong, an ophthalmology professor at the hospital told the BBC.

“I grabbed the leg and very slowly took one out, then I saw another one, and another and another. They were still intact and all alive.”
Pictures of the bees were shown on Taiwanese TV.

Dr Hong added that the bees could have been blown inside her eye by a gust of wind and found themselves stuck inside.

“These bees don’t usually attack people but they like drinking sweat, hence their name,” he said.

Dr Hong added that Ms He was “lucky” that she did not rub her eyes while the bees were inside.

“She was wearing contact lenses so she didn’t dare to rub her eyes in case she broke the lens. If she did she could have induced the bees to produce venom… she could have gone blind.

But what’s happened to the bees?

“They are still alive, they’ve been sent as specimens to another organisation and will be studied,” said Dr Hong. “This is the first time in Taiwan we’ve seen something like this.”

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Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Kingpee2(m): 12:24am On Apr 11, 2019
There’s nothing we won’t see .
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Nobody: 10:42am On Apr 11, 2019
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Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by kolafolabi(m): 10:42am On Apr 11, 2019
Strange
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Yameater(m): 10:43am On Apr 11, 2019
Na waoooo
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by leospruce(m): 10:43am On Apr 11, 2019
Hmmmm
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by xilixr: 10:44am On Apr 11, 2019
na photoshop
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Factfinder1(m): 10:44am On Apr 11, 2019
Blood of Dino melaye lipsrsealed
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by TOPCRUISE(m): 10:44am On Apr 11, 2019
So some ailment can be caused by something preposterous.
That's an hospital. A good doctor did a good job. If it is here, we say it is beyond human intervention.
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by hemartins(m): 10:44am On Apr 11, 2019
I can never forget being stung by bees not to talk of bees in the eye .dayuuum!!!
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by MisterGrace: 10:44am On Apr 11, 2019
Edo flyers dey learn for here.
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Hoodbilonia: 10:45am On Apr 11, 2019
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Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by chibike69: 10:45am On Apr 11, 2019
grin

honey eye
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Estrada(m): 10:45am On Apr 11, 2019
undecided

Op how could you have read this story and still come up with such a misleading topic?
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by careytommy37(m): 10:46am On Apr 11, 2019
How the fvck is this even possible? shocked shocked shocked
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by uuzba(m): 10:46am On Apr 11, 2019
Next time

Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Adisab423:
Chaiii... Eye Bee
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Greatihex(m): 10:47am On Apr 11, 2019
her village people wanted to have one over her
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Reelmii: 10:47am On Apr 11, 2019
abeg who get the English version
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Arysexy(m): 10:48am On Apr 11, 2019
Water already coming out of my eye as I read this
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by pansophist(m): 10:49am On Apr 11, 2019
How the bees got there and not crushed to death when she blinked ?
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Westsida: 10:50am On Apr 11, 2019
Shhhhhh

Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Kendumazy(m): 10:50am On Apr 11, 2019
Mheen
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Nobody: 10:51am On Apr 11, 2019
TOPCRUISE:
That's an hospital. A good doctor did a good job. If it is here, we say it is beyond human intervention
Stop being so negative about your country

Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by TOPCRUISE(m): 10:53am On Apr 11, 2019
BlackAfrican:
Stop being so negative about your country
It is because you don't listen to the news.
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by Omnig: 10:53am On Apr 11, 2019
She shud tank her Star for that contact lens that prevented her from scratching. If not, she wud have gone blind.
Re: Taiwan Doctor Finds Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eyes (Graphic Pix, Vdeo) by hottathafire(m): 10:54am On Apr 11, 2019
What if the woman has been collecting rent from the bees?

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