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Worker honey bees are the only insects with a barbed sting. All other stinging insects (including honey bee queens) have smooth stingers and can withdraw them after use.
Not true see common myths of stinging insects in the related links below.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoNo, only one.
Unlike most other bees, the honey bee worker has a barbed sting. Because of this, when a bee stings a human (or any other vertebrate for that matter) the soft, elastic flesh closes around the sting and it is impossible for the bee to pull it out. When the bee pulls away the sting is pulled out from the bee's body, together with the venom sac and the muscles that pump the venom through the sting. The bee may also lose part of its intestines. As a result of this the bee will eventually die, but even before it does it is incapable of stinging again.
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∙ 6y agoYes, some honey bees have stingers even though no, others do not. Honey bees (Apis spp) lack stingers if they are males, known as drones. Females possess barbed stingers as sterile worker bees and smooth stingers as queen bees.
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∙ 15y agoNo, they have a smooth sting which they can easily withdraw. They can also sting more than once.
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∙ 9y agoNo, at least one variety of yellowjacket wasp can leave its sting behind.
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∙ 14y agoWasps have a smooth sting and can withdraw it easily, so they don't leave it behind.
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∙ 13y agoyes for protection
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Is the stinger always left in the skin?
No the stinger is not left in the skin from Wasps or Hornets. They just sting you and pull it out. Only Honey Bees leave a stinger in you. My family are beekeepers so I have been stung by many bees but since honey bees die when they loose their stinger they don't sting unless they feel threatened.
Does a wasp grow it's stinger back after it has stung?
A wasps stinger does not come off when it stings. Unlike honey bees, which have barbed stingers that stick and they die.
What color is a wasps stinger?
There are many varieties of wasps around the world. This makes it possible for different types of wasps to have different color stingers. The most common colors that are found for wasp stingers include black, brown, and red.
How do you tell if a wasp is a boy or a girl?
In general, girl wasps tend to be bigger than boy wasps mainly in the abdomen, due to the female wasps needing to carry eggs. Girl wasps are also the only ones who can actually sting and have a stinger compared to boy wasps which lack one, though boy wasps will still try to sting.
What bug has brown and black with long legs and a stinger?
A bug that is brown and black that has long legs is most likely a female ichneumon wasp. The long appendage that looks like a stinger is for laying eggs. There are some male ichneumon wasps that do use their stingers for defense but the stinger is much smaller and less noticeable.
Can wasps leave their stingers in your skin?
Can a red wasp leave one stinger in a number of places in the skin?
Do wasps leave their stinger in you?
No. Bees have barbed stingers so when you get stung, it sticks in your skin. But wasps do not have barbed stingers, that is why they can sting repeatedly. When the wasps leaves your body, it takes its stinger with.
Do only bees have have a stinger?
No. Wasps do too.
Will a wasps stinger go through your leg?
yes
Is the stinger always left in the skin?
No the stinger is not left in the skin from Wasps or Hornets. They just sting you and pull it out. Only Honey Bees leave a stinger in you. My family are beekeepers so I have been stung by many bees but since honey bees die when they loose their stinger they don't sting unless they feel threatened.
Do wasps lose their stinger when they sting?
No. This is only true of honeybees. Wasps do not lose their stingers and can sting multiple times.
Does a wasps stinger have poison?
Might or might not But wash it JUST IN CASW
Does a wasp grow it's stinger back after it has stung?
A wasps stinger does not come off when it stings. Unlike honey bees, which have barbed stingers that stick and they die.
What draws a wasp stinger out?
A wasp's stinger (or a bee's stinger for that matter), is actually called an ovipositor. It is a hollow and somewhat pointed tube used by the wasp or bee to lay eggs. However, it is also used as a 'defensive' weapon when the wasp or bee stings something or someone. There is a small venom sack attached to it. So, the wasp or bee has a choice on what to eject from the "stinger," either an egg, or venom, depending upon how the bee or wasp is using its "stinger."The stinger is usually at or near the rear of the insect. So, it is not in the mouth of the wasp or bee. When a person is stung, they are poked by the stinger, not bit.Since the "stinger" is actually designed to lay or deposit eggs, only female bees and wasps can sting. Male bees and wasps cannot sting because they have no stinger and cannot lay eggs. The stinger can vary in length, depending upon the wasp or bee species and may be quite small in some species, a few tenths' of a millimeter long, or may be quite long, over 10 centimeters, again, depending upon the wasp or bee species. Some wasps can sting, some cannot sting (or perhaps do not know to sting). However, I have been stung by wasps that are very small, 1 - 2 mm, and wasps that are large. And I have not been stung by larger wasps with very large stingers. So, the wasp's size is not a very good indicator of whether a wasp will sting or not.If the stinger is jagged or barbed, like a worker honey bee, the stinger is torn out of the bee when it stings someone, and thus kills the bee. When the stinger is smooth, like for many wasp species, the stinger does not pull out, and the wasp can sting as many times as it wants or feels the need to do.
What color is a wasps stinger?
There are many varieties of wasps around the world. This makes it possible for different types of wasps to have different color stingers. The most common colors that are found for wasp stingers include black, brown, and red.
How do you tell if a wasp is a boy or a girl?
In general, girl wasps tend to be bigger than boy wasps mainly in the abdomen, due to the female wasps needing to carry eggs. Girl wasps are also the only ones who can actually sting and have a stinger compared to boy wasps which lack one, though boy wasps will still try to sting.
Do wasps sting after just one sting?
I think the question should have been "Do wasps die after just one sting?" The answer is no, a wasp has a smooth stinger and it can easily be withdrawn and used again.
