When a child living in a 100-year-old farmhouse reported hearing "monsters" in the walls in the dead of night, her mother's initial fear turned into a bizarre discovery that has since captivated millions online.
TikTok user Ashley Massis Class - known as @ClassAshley on the platform - shared the startling revelation in a video that quickly went viral, garnering over 6.5 million views in just two days.
In the now-famous TikTok video, set to the popular "Oh no" sound, Class revealed a thermal image from her daughter's bedroom, captioned: "When your daughter has been hearing 'monsters' in the walls."
The image revealed an ominous presence behind the wall - with the mom even thinking it could have been a body. However, it turned out to be a staggering 50,000 bees buzzing within.
The mom revealed that the family had initially dismissed her daughter's claims as childhood imagination or a reaction to watching Monsters, Inc.
"She was saying she heard monsters in her bedroom wall, but we'd been watching Monster's Inc.," Ashley told PEOPLE. "She was a little speech delayed, so when she tried explaining it, we thought she meant there were monsters in her closet."
However, their daughter's fears continued, to the point where the youngster started experiencing night terrors.
Class and her husband soon realized the seriousness of the situation when they noticed bees entering their attic. Concerned for their family's safety and the bees' well-being, they sought help from pest control and were shocked to discover thousands of honeybees nesting within their walls.
Class recounted the moment when streams of bees emerged, and honey - resembling dark blood - oozed down her daughter's pink walls.
With the assistance of beekeepers, the family managed to safely remove 50,000 bees, including the queen and a portion of the honeycomb, as the family kept avid TikTok users updated with subsequent videos.
The bees were not killed.
The unexpected infestation left significant damage to the farmhouse, estimated at around $20,000. The extensive repairs include patching up the hole in the wall, re-insulating, sealing, and replacing honey-coated wires.
At least the incident causes a "buzz" on social media...
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