A swarm of bees sparked chaos in a high street when their 'queen' got stuck in a car boot resulting in a swarm of 20,000 insects chasing the 4x4 for two days.
Carol Howarth, 65, was amazed when the swarm flew down onto her silver Mitsubishi Outlander with up to 20,000 of the insects covering the boot.
A team of three beekeepers, a national park ranger and passers-by helped capture the swarm in a box while Carol was away from the car shopping.
She drove off in her 4x4 - but hundreds more of the bees then followed her the two miles home.
Mrs Howarth said: 'It was incredible really. I've never seen anything like it - it just goes to show the power of nature.'
The grandmother had parked her Mitsubishi in the town centre in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, at lunchtime on Sunday for a shopping trip.
But while she was away, the thousands of bees suddenly swarmed down to cover the boot of her car - and passers-by were amazed at the buzzing spectacle.
While she was away, the rescue squad managed to capture the swarm in a special bee-keepers box.
She drove off thinking the drama was all over - but some of the swarm decided to follow her home. She then had to call out beekeepers again on Monday at 6pm to box up the rest.
Carol said: 'One theory was that the queen was trapped in my car and the swarm were following her.
'But they couldn't find the queen anywhere so I've no idea if that was right.
'Apparently bees can swarm at this time of the year and it is a very strong instinct for them to follow the queen.'
Carol arrived back at her car after a passing National Park ranger spotted the bizarre 'brown splodge' on the car parked outside a pub.
Roger Burns of Pembrokeshire Beekeepers was one of those called to help try and get rid of the swarm.
Mr Burns, a 65-year-old retired doctor, said: 'We think the queen had been attracted to something in the car, perhaps something sweet, and had got into a gap on the boot’s wiper blade or perhaps the hinge.