Queen Bee

The Queen Bee may be summoned by breaking the Larva inside a Bee Hive of the Underground Jungle or using an Abeemination anywhere within the Jungle. It is immune to the Confused debuff.

Behavior
The Queen Bee has three distinct attack patterns.


 * The Queen Bee will repeatedly fly back and forth, ramming into the player. Note that just before the Queen Bee does this, it will try to even itself with the player.
 * Similar to the Eye of Cthulhu, the Queen Bee spawns bees (as a replacement of Eyes) while hovering above the player.
 * Similar to Hornets, the Queen Bee will rapidly fire poisonous stingers at the player.

Tips

 * While the Queen Bee is charging at you, focus on dodging rather than dealing extra damage.
 * Multi-hit, piercing magic, such as Water Bolt or Book of Skulls, or piercing ranged attacks, such as Meteor Shot, are very effective against the Queen Bee especially during her second attack pattern.
 * The bees do little damage, but can easily become an annoyance as they can push the player around if a Cobalt, Obsidian or Ankh Shield isn't equipped. The bees can be killed, and have a chance of dropping a heart or a star. A Crimson Rod can be extremely useful for both destroying the bees and doing a steady trickle of damage to the Queen Bee.
 * In the case that you don't have a Shield yet to avoid knockback, a Grappling Hook or, if you have been stocking up on materials, an Ivy Whip can be used to cling onto a spot, avoiding knockback entirely. The Ivy Whip is superior for this, allowing you to grapple 3 different areas in order to "float" in midair. While sacrificing mobility, it may be a better choice than being knocked around and possibly into honey if you were not prepared.
 * Equipping a Bezoar can eliminate the residual effects from the poisonous stingers.
 * Using an item that deals damage when you take it, such as a Thorns Potion or Star Cloak, along with high defense, can make the boss easy to kill, given that the bees will do minimum damage to you while dealing damage to the boss itself. This tactic is also easier to use if in the hive where the Queen spawns, as you can use the honey for extra health regeneration.
 * Occasionally dipping your character in honey along with full Crimson Armor can help as the health regeneration is quite generous while your character is stationary

Trivia

 * The music played for the Queen Bee is the same as the music on consoles when fighting the Eye of Cthulhu or Ocram.
 * Queen Bee's design may be a reference to Vespiquen from the "Pokémon" games.