A cavalcade of bees — sure, bees — descended upon a tennis match in California and prompted some hilarious chaos within the course of.
On Thursday, the Indian Wells Open — held close to Joshua Tree Nationwide Park in California — needed to be delayed on account of a “bee invasion” in the course of a match. Play was halted because the bees swarmed a bit of digital camera gear in the course of the court docket then descended upon the gamers — Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz — and the on-court employees mere moments later.
Significantly, the quantity of bees that swarmed the court docket is really comical, a lot in order that the digital camera footage almost makes them seem like falling snow
Carlos Alcaraz vs. Bees 🐝
Benefit, bees. #TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/2fLBWHKYyi
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 14, 2024
You can’t BEE critical, man 🐝@BNPPARIBASOPEN | #TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/bcahPY3ROg
— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 14, 2024
Umpire: “Play is suspended on account of bee invasion.”
By no means seen this earlier than. The bees have landed on Spidercam and they’re elevating it out of the stadium within the hope the bees go along with it. pic.twitter.com/uR1GGKLVR3— Neil McMahon (@NeilMcMahon) March 14, 2024
Okay this can be a first at a match I’ve been at. Bee assault! 🐝 I believe the spider cam is their chief. @BNPPARIBASOPEN pic.twitter.com/HZW6KpvoZA
— LaWanda (@lawanda50) March 14, 2024
The delay lasted for an hour earlier than a presumed member of the employees was capable of vacuum up the bees and corral the invasion.
An American hero 🐝 #IndianWells | #TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/91owMnJoNi
— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 14, 2024
Nonetheless, that was so many bees!!
