A swarm of 100,000 killer bees attack two park employees in Florida.

The killer bee attack happened as two men were removing a pile of rubbish near the entrance of Picnic Island Park in Tampa on Tuesday.

Victims David Zeledon and Rodney Pugh said the terrifying swarm of killer bees attacked them when they accidentally tipped over an old truck tire. The tire had apparently been converted into a thriving colony of Africanized honey bees.

Pugh described the attack by saying, "It was like a thousand little knives poking me in my body... It was like bees all in the cab... So I'm trying to swat, and they say never to swat bees... My ears were just throbbing with pain. It's the worst feeling because you just had so many and they wouldn't stop."

Unlike the European species of honeybees most of us are accustomed to, the Africanized breeds are relentlessly aggressive.

The men were eventually able to escape and were taken to the hospital where they were treated for hundreds of stings each. They are in pain, but in stable condition and are both expected to survive the killer bee attack.

After the attack, Jonathan Simkins of Insect I.Q. was called in by park officials to exterminate the hive. Simkins said that getting rid of the killer bees in the tire wouldn't be an issue, but expects it will not be the end of the park's bee problems.

In an interview on the local news, Simkins explained the situation to reporters. "The problem that we're having is the wild bees ... This pile of rubbish wasn't moved for three years. So this colony's been breeding and sending out colonies," he said. "The European bee will swarm once or twice a year. The African bee will swarm up to 17 times."

The Africanized bees were most likely imported from South America or Africa by way of Tampa's port.

Officials warn residents to be cautious around all bees they encounter and to call an exterminator immediately.

Local coverage of the killer bees attack can be seen below.