Hives
Hives noun - An itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs.
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Swarms
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In Click Clock Wood, the same swarms appear without the beehives during summer (though the hives with swarms still show up).
Source: Bee Afraid -
They ranged from stink bombs designed to paralyze the enemy with the stink, to bombs loaded with pheromones to attract swarms of bees, the project suggesting hives being placed in the planned battle area beforehand.
Source: Abnormal Ammo -
Shino Aburame and the rest of the Aburame clan, who while not made of bugs, house swarms of energy-draining beetles in their bodies since shortly after their birth, perhaps even more disturbing than simply being composed of the insects — in short, they are basically human hives.
Source: The Worm That Walks
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