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Good For The Swarm

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


As we all know, honey bees are some of the most vicious, cold-blooded, calculating killers in the insect kingdom. It’s true. They attack indiscriminately, all hopped up on The Devil’s Gold, engaging in wild, deadly kamikaze missions. Well, now, it seems, these audacious super-villains have expanded into the sex trade, which makes sense, we guess. While we would not wish this fate on anybody, if anybody does find him- or herself in a bee’s stable, please be careful—beyond that winsome smile is a deceptively powerful and merciless pimp hand.

(Tattoo by Timmo at Wicked Ink in Penrith, Australia.)

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Comments

32 responses to “Good For The Swarm”

  1. Jeremy Avatar
    Jeremy

    Noooo 🙁 Honey bees are awesome!

  2. Jeremy Avatar
    Jeremy

    Noooo 🙁 Honey bees are awesome!

  3. TRenizzle Avatar
    TRenizzle

    I grew up in Texas, they can be slightly crazy lol. No matter how adorable they are, I love bees.

  4. TRenizzle Avatar
    TRenizzle

    I grew up in Texas, they can be slightly crazy lol. No matter how adorable they are, I love bees.

  5. xXfAthOmXx Avatar
    xXfAthOmXx

    OMG this made my day!!!!!!! and its only 10 am here 🙂
    but i think id rather get pimp slapped by a bee than stung…

  6. xXfAthOmXx Avatar
    xXfAthOmXx

    OMG this made my day!!!!!!! and its only 10 am here 🙂
    but i think id rather get pimp slapped by a bee than stung…

  7. NukeX Avatar
    NukeX

    This is pretty much brilliant, haha. I love honey bees, they’re sweet little things. Except this one, obviously.

  8. NukeX Avatar
    NukeX

    This is pretty much brilliant, haha. I love honey bees, they’re sweet little things. Except this one, obviously.

  9. valy Avatar
    valy

    clever pun is clever xD

  10. valy Avatar
    valy

    clever pun is clever xD

  11. Joeltron Avatar
    Joeltron

    Holy crap, thats ma leg!

    go mister teeeem!!!

  12. Joeltron Avatar
    Joeltron

    Holy crap, thats ma leg!

    go mister teeeem!!!

  13. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    That’s one cute bitch-slapping bee!

  14. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    That’s one cute bitch-slapping bee!

  15. Stefunee Avatar
    Stefunee

    Lol I love people who have enough sense of humor to go out & get a tattoo such as this one. Great quality, also.

  16. Stefunee Avatar
    Stefunee

    Lol I love people who have enough sense of humor to go out & get a tattoo such as this one. Great quality, also.

  17. Skittles5000 Avatar
    Skittles5000

    I fucking love this tattoo. What’s better than a gangsta ass pimp bee? Nothing, that’s what 😀

  18. Skittles5000 Avatar
    Skittles5000

    I fucking love this tattoo. What’s better than a gangsta ass pimp bee? Nothing, that’s what 😀

  19. Saara Avatar
    Saara

    I love it!

  20. Saara Avatar
    Saara

    I love it!

  21. Brian Birde-mann Avatar
    Brian Birde-mann

    awesome tattoo

  22. Brian Birde-mann Avatar
    Brian Birde-mann

    awesome tattoo

  23. itty bitty Avatar
    itty bitty

    so rad, i love it!

  24. itty bitty Avatar
    itty bitty

    so rad, i love it!

  25. Sete Avatar
    Sete

    funny

  26. Sete Avatar
    Sete

    funny

  27. Timmo Avatar
    Timmo

    thanks for all the positiv feedback guys!!!!

  28. Timmo Avatar
    Timmo

    thanks for all the positiv feedback guys!!!!

  29. Kevin Avatar
    Kevin

    Selling women as chattel is awesome!

  30. Kevin Avatar
    Kevin

    Selling women as chattel is awesome!

  31. wasabi @ minds eye Avatar
    wasabi @ minds eye

    Theres nothing wrong with using reference for a design…just give the man some credit. This was referenced from one of my favorite artists work Jime Litwalk. Super nice guy, crazy new skool caracters http://jimelitwalk.com/

  32. wasabi @ minds eye Avatar
    wasabi @ minds eye

    Theres nothing wrong with using reference for a design…just give the man some credit. This was referenced from one of my favorite artists work Jime Litwalk. Super nice guy, crazy new skool caracters http://jimelitwalk.com/

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