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How is gender determined in bees?
Well, the difference is that the worker bees (female) and the queen bee have stingers, as the drones (male) do not. So, if a bee has a stinger, it is a female, and if it doesn't have a stinger, it is a male. Hope I helped! :)
Does the queen bees sting hurt more than other bees?
This is hard to answer. First queen bees do not normally leave the hive and thus rarely have the opportunity to sting humans. Normally a queen only users her stinger to kill other queens to eleminate competition. A queens stinger has no barb. Female worker bees that defend the hive have barbed stingers. Their stingers pull free from the bee, remain in the skin and even work further in. And, their stinger continues to release venom after it is detached from the bee. Since a queen's stinger is smooth (no barb) this allows it to be kept after a sting and thus she can sting multiple times.
What is the difference form a sting bee and a non sting bee?
A bee's stinger is modified ovipositor, the organ that a female bee uses to lay eggs. For worker bees, which are sterile, their ovipositor has evolved into a stinger only. For queen bees, the stinger does double duty as a stinger and an egg layer. Bees without stingers are most likely male. If there exists species of stingless bees, then the ovipositor did not evolve into a stinger organ for those species.
What is the name for female and male bees?
Male bees are called drones and females are workers.
If a bumble bee flies into someone's head does it die?
Yes if the stinger i still in you (they have a hook on the stinger) not all bumble bees sting tough only the workers and the queen
What are three kinds of bees in a honybee hive?
Queen, drones (male bees), workers (infertile females).
What are the percent of female workers?
About 95% of the honey bees in a hive are workers (infertile females). The rest are drones (male bees) and just one queen.
Do male bees sting, or is it only the female bees that possess a stinger?
Only female bees possess a stinger, while male bees do not have stingers and cannot sting.
What do you call the sharp part of the bees?
A stinger. :p A stinger :D
What does the girl bee look like?
The only bees you'll see outside of the nest are females! The males are kept inside and only come out to mate with the queen, which only takes a day and is seldom seen. Females are also the only ones to have a stinger, as a stinger is a modified ovipositor (used to lay eggs in case of the queen). Workers are sterile, and their ovipositor is used to inject venom instead of eggs.
How many kinds of honey bees in apiaries?
Three. A queen, drones and workers.
Are only the girl bees the workers?
The Queen bee and the workers are all female, the male bees (drones) are only produced in spring and can move form hive to hive in the hope of mating with a new queen. After the mating period is passed the drones are killed off by the workers.
