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Bee, Giant

CR 1.00 Vermin N Medium HD 3

Striking yellow and black markings and a coat of bristling hairs cover this immense bee. Its stinger is the size of a dagger blade.

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Description

Like their smaller cousins, giant bees fill their ecological niche by playing matchmaker for a vast array of flowering plant life. As a giant bee feeds on plant nectars, clumps of pollen attach to the coarse hairs covering its body and legs.

Giant bees grow to approximately 5 feet in length, with a similar wingspan. These creatures weigh 60 pounds and live in their adult form for nearly 10 years. Giant bees' stingers are not barbed like those of their diminutive counterparts, so these creatures can sting foes repeatedly and do not die after one sting.

Giant Bumblebee (CR 2)

These bulky and aggressive giant bees have the advanced creature simple template. Their venom is deadly, and deals Constitution damage rather than Strength damage.

Combat Stats

16 (3d8+3)

13, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+2 Dex, +1 natural)

Init

Speed

20 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)

Fort

Ref

Will

BAB

CMB

CMD

14 (22 vs. trip)

Melee: sting +2 (1d4 plus poison)

Ability Scores

str

dex

con

int

wis

cha

-1

Special Abilities

Universal Monster Rules

Poison (sting) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

A creature with this ability can poison those it attacks. The effects of the poison, including its save, frequency, and cure, are included in the creature's description. The saving throw to resist a poison is usually a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 the poisoning creature's racial HD + the creature's Con modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature's descriptive text). Poisons can be removed through neutralize poison and similar effects.

Skills

Fly +6

Details

Type: Vermin
Alignment: N
Size: Medium
Environment: temperate or warm plains
Organization: solitary, group (2-5), or nest (6-19)
Treasure: incidental
Senses: darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +1
Source: Bestiary 2

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