Bloodhives

Bloodhives are wasp infestations that are hostile towards live animals and people. They are infamously known for how they build their nests and their drive for blood. The wasps harvest flesh, blood, and bones, dragging bits and pieces to tree tops and fields to form their nests. The Bloodhives do not have an opening at the bottom. The opening is instead towards the upper part of the hive, slanting diagonally to prevent blood or flesh from spilling out.

Habitat
Bloodhives keep themselves hidden within treetops, or occasionally buried in the fields. The hives appear most frequently around dead animals and people. Putrefying bodies are preferred by the wasps, but they can also function with live bodies. Any areas that have dead animals or people are susceptible to a Bloodhive infestation. The wasps die off during the winter, but the queen wasp will survive by hibernating in sheltered areas.

Biology
Bloodhive Wasps are thin, tiny creatures. Their white-ashy, red striped bodies are nimble and capable of maneuvering in the air with great precision. The Bloodhive wasps possess needle-like stingers that easily pierce through flesh and skin. When the stinger pierces through the skin, the wasps all horrifyingly are able to draw the blood from the victims, similar to how a mosquito functions. Their abdomens swell up once filled with blood. The blood is brought back to the nest to feed the larvae and store food. The nest itself has a smooth, sphere-like, white appearance. The outer shell of the nest is hard, but when cracked open it reveals a crimson, fleshy inside. Slimy, rotting flesh and streams of blood fall and pour out.

A venom sac is also connected to its stinger. If the venom is injected into the bloodstream, then the victim will experience intense pain shooting up the area. This venom bubbles away flesh in the immediate area of the sting, creating a pocket of blood underneath the skin which the Wasps then suck up using their probosci. A person stung in such a way may feel a sensation of wriggling or crawling beneath their skin. Contact of venom to the surface of skin will cause irritation.

Sociology
The lifespan of a worker Bloodhive Wasp is generally around 12 days. Their hives and mating patterns are same like the social common wasps'. Female wasps will mate with male wasps, then hibernate during the winter in the ground or sheltered spaces. The male wasp die off, but the female wasp will start her nest in the summertime. The larvae progressively get bigger within the fleshy nest and feast on the blood and meat provided by the queen and its workers.

Trivia
Swallowing the venom of a Bloodhive wasp is said to have psychedelic effects