WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Ant-Man #1, by Zeb Wells, Dylan Burnett, Mike Spicer and VC's Cory Petit, on sale now

The technology first designed by Hank Pym for the Ant-Man helmet allowed him to communicate with a wide range of insects. Now used by Scott Lang in his role as the current Ant-Man, the technology doesn't just allow someone to work with ants. It turns out that an entirely different insect can also be commanded by Lang.

Scott Lang just proved that on top of being a pretty effective Ant-Man, he has the potential to easily become Bee-Man when the situation calls for it.

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THE BEE-MAN

Things aren't going great for Ant-Man at the moment. After his solo consultancy company closed down, Lang was evicted from his apartment. He's been living inside an ant colony ever since. Then, Lang is approached by the Florida State Beekeepers Association about his potential assistance. They need him to find their missing bees, which were mysteriously taken from beekeepers all over the state. Because Florida is the third-largest honey-producer in the nation, thousands of jobs will be lost unless Lang can find out where they've gone and return them to their beehives.

The technology in Lang's helmet enables him to communicate with the insects directly, just like he does with ants, and the bees work with him to try to save the day. And Lang doesn't just communicate with bees, he shrinks down to ride one and helps it locate his missing brethren.

But that's not Lang's only use as Bee-Man. When he confronts the threat against the bees, which is revealed to be Swarm (a former Nazi scientist whose body was transformed into a colony of bees), he works with some of the assembled bees to bring Swarm down.

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Ant-Man Bee-Man Swarm - Marvel Comics

Some of the bees break off from Swarm to help Lang, protecting him from Swarm's attacks. And some surround Lang to create a bee exo-suit, which gives him the range and ability to fight Swarm directly. The bees are even able to allow Lang to draw more bees from Swarm, weakening him severely. But to Scott's surprise, it turns out Swarm might have had a good reason for taking all the bees in the first place.

It turns out three other beings made out of insects -- Vespa the specter of hornets, Thread the silkworm ghoul and Tusk the rhino beetle hulk -- have arrived, and they could bring a lot of trouble if they're fully unleashed onto the world. Now, Ant-Man at least knows that he can choose the insects he utilizes, and he may even be able to use his tech to communicate with the other insects these new threats are using.

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