The primary means of protection dreamshade ambrosia bees relied on was the use of illusions. However, these illusions weren't lethal, they merely served to confuse intruders and keep the nest's location hidden. Meifeng's specialty also happened to lie in illusory techniques, which likely played a large role in how she even found the dreamshade ambrosia bee nest in the first place. However, unlike the bees', her illusions possessed true lethality, and she had a whole repertoire of other skills to fall back on for her safety.
The dreamshade ambrosia bees, on the other hand, lacked that kind of versatility. Illusion was all they had, and even that was limited to confusing the mind and obscuring their nest. It had no offensive or defensive application beyond that.
