A"bee-attracting" competition in China's Hunan province pitted two fearless bee keepers, Lu Kongjiang (above) and Wang Dalin against one another.

Wearing only a pair of shorts and with a queen bee they reared to attract the swarms, the competitors stood on a weighing scale so the judges could determine who attracted more bees.

The Guinness Book of Records has a category for "most pounds of bees worn on the body," reportedly held by US animal trainer Mark Biancaniello who attracted 39.5 kilos (87lb) of bees onto his body.