The Heaviest Coat of Bees

Master beekeeper Ruan Liangming loves his insects so much he happily calls them his "flying friends." In 2014, he set out to conquer the ultimate, buzzing test of bravery by wearing a living suit of them.

Stripping down, Ruan had assistants place 60 queen bees all over his body. Because bees are intensely loyal, roughly 637,000 worker bees swarmed in to protect their queens, covering Ruan from head to toe in a squirming coat.

He stayed perfectly calm, proving his theory that bees won't sting unless agitated. To get the final certified weight, judges simply put him on a scale and subtracted his normal human body weight from the total.

How Is That Even Possible?

This wild stunt relies on basic bee biology! Worker bees are instinctively driven to follow and protect their queen. By strategically placing 60 queen bees on his body, Ruan created an irresistible signal. Because he stayed completely still and calm, the worker bees simply treated him like a giant, oddly shaped hive.