Ibn 'Abbas (RAA), The Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited killing four creatures; ants, bees, hoopoes and shirkes.' Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud. Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih. (DE)
English reference (DE): Book 12, Hadith 1364 (DE)
Arabic reference (DE): Book 12, Hadith 1324 (DE)