Giant Bees

Giant bees are gargantuan variants of their more diminutive cousins. The appear in Britannia during Ultima VII.

Description
Native to but a single location in the western  Deep Forests, the giant bees of Britannia appear to conduct themselves similarly to their smaller relatives, and congregate in a large hive burrowed into the stone of a mountain. Roughly the size of a young sheep, the bees of this colony produce an abundance of honey, which they guard with considerable ferocity. Their stingers are envenomed with a sleep-inducing chemical, which can quickly prove deadly to an overwhelmed adventurer. However, if a bold huntsman should be able to slay the insects, they may utilize their ovipositors for the manufacture of arrows which can deliver the narcotic properties of the bees' sting to their targets.

Trivia

 * While not nearly as formidable as the bees of Britannia, similar Terran insects can grow to quite impressive proportions. On Earth, examples of the Asian Giant Hornet (also known colloquially as the "yak-killer hornet") have been found with wingspans exceeding three inches - making them roughly the size of an immature sparrow.