DKC Queen B and Zinger 3D print model

Queen B. is the boss of the Vine Valley world of the Donkey Kong Island and the third boss overall in the game Donkey Kong Country. She is located in the stage Bumble B Rumble. Queen B. is a larger version of the Zingers, common bee enemies in the same game.

Zingers appear to be a mix of wasps and bees, having the appearance of the former and the honey-producing capabilities of the latter. Consequently, they are often referred to as both wasps and bees.

Zingers heavily resemble wasps but are much larger, reaching the size of Diddy Kong. Instead of compound-eyes, they only feature two massive eyes closely joined together. A prominent stinger can be found at the tip of their abdomens while a set of usually smaller stingers line up the back of said abdomens. Zingers have a pair of antennae, wings, mandibles and three pairs of legs, however the full-grown adults are never seen using their legs for any purpose whatsoever (including for walking), even in official rendered artwork.

Due to the stingers covering a large portion of their bodies, Zingers cannot be defeated with a normal jump attack or a roll/cartwheel from the Kongs. The slightest contact will defeat a Kong in the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, though in later games the heroes were given more health to help deal with this problem. They can only be defeated with the use of Barrels, Kannonballs, some Animal Buddies or the weapons that were introduced in Donkey Kong 64.