Doctors Probe Woman’s Eye to Find ‘Sweat Bees’ Feeding on Her Tears

Doctors Probe Woman’s Eye to Find ‘Sweat Bees’ Feeding on Her Tears
File photo showing bees at an apiary in the Gaza Strip, on April 19, 2010. Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
By Tom Ozimek, Reporter
Updated:

A woman in Taiwan who checked into a hospital complaining of intense eye pain was found to have four live bees inside her eye, feeding off the salt and water in her tears.

CTS News reported on April 3 that a woman identified only by her surname—He—was treated at Fooyin University Hospital in Taiwan.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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