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Yes, Queen honeybees have a smooth stinger, and can sting many times. However, a queen will rarely sting a person, for several reasons. 1) her job is not to defend the hive (the workers do that, and do it well, indeed.) and 2) her abdomen is so full of eggs, that she has difficulty curving it down to implant the sting. The primary use of her sting is to kill other, rival queens in the hive.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoYes, a queen bee can sting.
A worker bee has a barbed sting so can only sting once because the sting and venom sac is left in the victim when the bee pulls away. The queen has a smooth sting which she can withdraw, so she can potentially sting several times.
However, under normal circumstances you are unlikely to be stung by a queen. Soon after a new queen hatches, she goes on a mating flight where she will climb well above head height followed by the drones (male bees). After mating she returns to the hive and will not leave it again unless the colony decides to swarm to find a new home.
Within a swarm the queen would be closely guarded by the worker bees. She would not be flying free and able to sting anyone.
By the way, drones don't have a sting.
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∙ 15y agoThe queen bee has a smooth sting. It is curved and she will use it primarily to kill any developing queens in the hive.
Once the queen returns from her mating flight about a week after emerging from the brood cell she will only leave the hive again with a swarm to find a new home.
Cases of a queen bee stinging a human are extremely rare; even with beekeepers who are the most likely people to be exposed to the queen.
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∙ 14y agoYes, queen bees do have stings, but they normally only use them to dispose of other queens. It is extremely unusual for a person to be stung by a queen bee.
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∙ 15y agoPretty well all bee stings that people receive are from worker bees. Queen bees can sting, but queens never leave the hive unless in the middle of a swarm. Drone bees can't sting.
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∙ 11y agoQueen bees do have a smooth stinger which they use to attack other queen bees. They could sting a person but rarely leave the hive. They can sting many times.
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∙ 14y agoUnlikely. It is almost unheard of for a queen bee to sting a person. In any case, its venom is no different from that of a worker bee.
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∙ 13y agoQueen wasps are able to sting, but workers are more likely to sting.
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∙ 12y agoyes. but they don't sting humans.Just other queen bees.
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∙ 11y agoQueen ants do both.
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What ants do not sting?
Some ants sting, but there are thousands of species that do and don't sting. Most "stinging" ants actually bite, although some ants have a stinger as well. Nearly all red ants sting (or bite). Some other black ants sting, but it is hard for the average person to tell between them.
Do queen ants bite?
no they do not
Do Black ants bite or sting?
All ants bite or nip if you like with their mandibles which are capable of delivering a poison. Personal experiences: Yes, it is true. My wife was bitten by a common black ant and I white pimple appeared with some redness. I never thought that they would bite because I have neven been bitten by a common black ant. A red ant, absolutely. The Texas red ant which is huge, has bitten me and it really did sting and hurt. My ankle swelled up. Over a few days, the swelling disappeared and all was well.
Do ghost ants bite?
Yes, the ones we have in Hawaii do bite. Their bites sting and then they leave welts for a few days.
What is the ant eater?
forest floor
What is inside a ants sting?
they dont sting, they bite.
How do ants defend?
They can sting and bite
Do flying ants bite us or sting us?
Sting
What ants do not sting?
Some ants sting, but there are thousands of species that do and don't sting. Most "stinging" ants actually bite, although some ants have a stinger as well. Nearly all red ants sting (or bite). Some other black ants sting, but it is hard for the average person to tell between them.
Can you die from a queen ant's bite?
queen ants do not bite
Do queen ants bite?
no they do not
Do Black ants bite or sting?
All ants bite or nip if you like with their mandibles which are capable of delivering a poison. Personal experiences: Yes, it is true. My wife was bitten by a common black ant and I white pimple appeared with some redness. I never thought that they would bite because I have neven been bitten by a common black ant. A red ant, absolutely. The Texas red ant which is huge, has bitten me and it really did sting and hurt. My ankle swelled up. Over a few days, the swelling disappeared and all was well.
Do british ants bite?
Ants sting rather than bite. The common black garden ant in the UK doesn't sting people, but they do have ants that will. These include wood ants and flying ants. Another ant in Britain that stings people is the red ant.
Can queen ants sting?
Not all ants have sting. Those species of ants that have a sting in the end of their abdomen can sting whether it is a worker or a queen. The only member of such species that can't sting is the male ant whose only purpose in the colony is to fertilise the queen or gyne during the nuptial swarm.
What substance do ants use to bite and sting?
Methanoic acid
Why do fire ants bite sting hurt?
The pain is due to the formic acid in the ant's bite.
Do ghost ants bite?
Yes, the ones we have in Hawaii do bite. Their bites sting and then they leave welts for a few days.
