A cavalcade of bees — sure, bees — descended upon a tennis event in California and brought on 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 as a result of a “bee invasion” in the midst of a match. Play was halted because the bees swarmed a bit of digital camera tools in the midst of the court docket then descended upon the gamers — Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz — and the on-court workers mere moments later.
Severely, the quantity of bees that swarmed the court docket is really comical, a lot in order that the digital camera footage practically 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 as a result 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 together 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 feel 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 workers 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!!
