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Honey bees don't bite they sting, and yes they do die after stinging, unlike wasps which will live to sting over and over again. The reason that honey bees die after stinging is because they cannot retract their sting barb which is an integral part of their body. ie, when the sting barb pierces your skin, the honey bee cannot withdraw the barb so its only method of escape is to leave the barb in your body, but the barb is such a large part of the bee's body that it cannot live without it and will be dead within a few minutes.
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∙ 12y agoGenerally bumble bees don't die after stinging something or someone as they don't have barbs on their stingers. This allows them to sting multiple times. Honeybee stingers are barbed so they can only sting once and die after doing so.
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∙ 11y agothey die because their stinger is connected to the abdomen
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∙ 13y agobees stings then die. they dont bite.
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Do bumblebees attack ramdomly?
Queen and worker bumblebees can sting. Unlike a honey bee's stinger, a bumblebee's stinger doesn't have barbs, so they can sting more than once. Bumblebees are not normally aggressive, but they will sting in defence of their nest, or if they are harmed.
Why do bumblebees sting?
so they can protect them self.
Do bumblebees sting?
Yes, they can sting but will do so only if threatened.
Can bees sting again?
bumblebees actually bite and don't sting; however, yellow jackets sting once and loose their stingers making them unable to sting again
Do bumblebees sting or bite?
Bumble bees sting, they do not bite. the last time i was saw a bumble bee it bit me so they do bite
What do female bumblebees do?
Female bees are the only ones that are capable to sting and do all of the pollination.
What types of bees sting more than once before they die?
The bees that die : Honey bee. The bees do not die : Hornets, Yellowjackets/wasps, and bumblebees. those are the bees i know that die/do not die
Does all bumblebees hibernate?
No, most of them die in the autumn.
What is songs play in the movie confessions of a teenage girl?
Bumblebees are large, hairy social insects with a lazy buzz and clumsy, bumbling flight. Many of them are black and yellow, and along with ladybirds and butterflies are perhaps the only insects that almost everyone likes. Queen and worker bumblebees can sting, and the photograph above right shows the extended sting of a Bombus lapidarius queen. You don't often see stings as bumblebees are reluctant to use them.
Do red wasps die when they sting you?
No.... only bees die after they sting you
When do bees die?
when bees sting you they die. but wasps when they sting you they stay alive.
What do bumblebees hate?
Most bumblebees hate water.
