A mom on TikTok was absolutely horrified after the "monsters" her young daughter had been hearing inside her bedroom walls turned out to be 50,000 bees that had built a hive inside the walls.
TikToker @classashley explained how her daughter's fear had become their "nightmare" in a five-second video that has already amassed more than 9 million views.
An image from a thermal camera showing a large heat patch was accompanied by the text:
"When your daughter has been hearing 'monsters' in the walls."
As the image changed to a hole in the wall swarming with bees, additional text read:
"Turns out it was 50,000 bees buzzing."
You can watch below.
@classashley What nighthmares are made of #bees #toddlersoftiktok #toddlers
Viewers were absolutely terrified for this family.
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People in the comments also wanted to know how the situation played out, and @classashley gave them what they wanted in a series of follow-up videos.
In the first, she shared:
âDay 1: Beekeeper removed 20,000 bees and 100+ lbs (45kg) of honeycomb from the wall. He found the queen and is able to safely take the hive to a new home.â
@classashley Replying to @Brooke Day 1 Bee Removal with a Beekeeper #bees #savethebees #earthday #nightmarefuel
The next video stated:
"Day 2: 20,000 bees were removed and hole temporarily sealed off."
"Roomed sealed off to avoid anyone getting stung, but we're seeing some stragglers come through."
"Beekeeper will be back tomorrow for remaining extraction."
@classashley Day 2 Bee Update: Eerie to see the bees removing around behind the plastic #savethebees #nightmarefuel #charlotte #toddlerroom #beekeepersoftiktok
Unfortunately, the next few updates revealed some disappointment for the family.
Although thousands of bees had already been removed, another hive with a different queen was found inhabiting the walls, as well.
@classashley Replying to @lexi đ Update 4: Still seeing thousands of bees even though 50k were removed (safely) from our daughterâs room wall #honeybees #bees #savethebees #homerenovation #toddlertiktok #momsoftiktok #beegate #nightmarefuel
Aside from the infestation itself, the TikToker is facing other challenges.
For starters, she shared that insurance is not covering any of the costs for either the extractions or the repairs because the damage "doesn't have anything to do with the house."
As of two days ago, bees are still being removed from the premises.
And the family is dealing with "honey everywhere."
@classashley You can hear how sticky the floor is. Weâve tried to clean it but we will need to do a full overhaul of the room. Honey is everywhere #savethebees #homerestoration #toddlersoftiktok #beetok #honeybees #charlotte #beegate
We're so sorry they have to deal with all of this, but we are glad they caught it when they did.
Wishing you the best!