Phosphor Dot Fossils: Savage Bees / Exed Exes (arcade, 1985)

Whether they're Savage Bees or your exes, the adversaries in this early Capcom coin-op turn every session into a sting operation. The latest addition to Phosphor Dot Fossils is swarming with Savage Bees!
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[@dire51]

I have the vaguest memory of at least seeing Savage Bees in the wild once. I didn't remember it until I played Capcom Generation Vol. 3 on the Saturn in the late '90s, which is a collection of their early games: Vulgus, Exed Exes, Pirate Ship Higemaru and Son Son (all worth playing here, if you haven't already).
This did make it out for the Famicom, but it wasn't published by Capcom. IIRC, it was published by Tokuma Soft.

[@thelogbook7]

Same here - my first exposure to it was via Capcom Generations on the PS1. Such a great arcade emulation machine - particularly if modded for imports - at a time before most PCs were equipped with the memory and audiovisual capabilities needed to run MAME well.