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Not Africanized bees.

Ground bees or hornets. There is nothing meaner or more aggressive. Anyone who has ever been unfortunate to deal with them will attest. They don't hit you like they are trying to sting you. They hit you like they are trying to drive the stinger all the way through your body and impale you to the closest object.

They are most commonly encountered when mowing fields or large properties.

Glad the story had a good ending.