Queen Bee

The  is a boss added in the 1.2 update.

The  has three known forms of attack and will alternate between them during the battle. The more dangerous of these attacks is a horizontal charge across the screen that is repeated several times. This attack is very similar to the charge preformed by the Eye of Cthulhu. Each charge is aimed at the player's current position.

After the charges the  will begin to hover above the player for a short time. During this she will then spawn bees that attack the player, and are identical to those released when hive blocks are broken. After a short time the Queen Bee will fly off and use her other attacks.

Between using these attacks, the Bees fly around the player, shooting rapid-fire stingers in a similar fashion to a hornet. After over ten shots have been fired, she uses one of her other attacks again.

This cycle will repeat until the Queen is slain.

The  spawns when a larva like object is broken in a Hive Biome or when you activate the item Abeemination.

Tips
The  is most vulnerable after her charges when she spawns bees. During this time she will hover over the player and with a ranged weapon that penetrates through enemies it is possible to deal great damage to the Queen while killing all of the spawns without having to move or aim.

The charge attack is clearly telegraphed an thus easy to dodge. The charge starts at one side of the players screen and travels all the way ot the opposite side. If the area around the hive is well lit it is a simple matter to see the charges coming. Even with limited vision it is a simple matter to avoid these charges if the player has access to a grappel of any variety and/or some form of jump enhancement; by waiting near the bottom of the hive on the opposite side to the queen then jumping/grappeling out of her way when she charges and landing on the other side of the hive to dodge the next charge.