Indeed, the venoms
of the notoriously vicious Africanized and giant honeybees were no more lethal than the
docile dwarf or Asian honeybees. One difference that is, however, observed between the
two groups is the more than doubling of body resources invested in venom production by
the hostile bees versus the smaller bees. This, when combined with their body sizes,
translates into a greatly reduced lethal capacity, or killing power, for the smaller docile
honeybee species.