Wang Dalin from China’s Hunan Province stunned crowds by attempting
to beat the world record for
the most bees worn at any one time.
Wang and his opponent Lu Kongjiang – dressed in just a pair of shorts
and facial protection
including goggles and nose-plugs – stood on a set
of scales for an hour while using queen bees to
attract swarms of the
insects to their bodies.
Unfortunately for Lu, after the allocated 60 minutes were up, he
tasted the harsh sting of defeat as
Wang was declared the winner having
attracted an impressive 26.86kg worth of bees.
But his attempt wasn’t quite the bees knees as he fell short of the
world record, which is still held by
American animal trainer Mark
Biancaniello, who attracted 39.5kg worth of bees on to his body in 1998.