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Yes. The stinger of a honeybee has barbs on it which is left when the bee stings and tries to pull away. The barbs are connected to the bee's abdomen so once the bee stings and pulls away, the barb is pulled, which pulls the bee's abdomen out as well and then the bee soon dies.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoA wasp's sting is smooth and far more securely attached to its body than a bee's sting. For this reason a wasp does not lose its sting after stinging and can sting many times.
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∙ 9y agoA wasps stinger does not fall off right away. They can sting multiple times before the stinger finally decides to fall off of the wasp.
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∙ 13y agoit depends if they have a cold
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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.
What animal has a sting in its tail?
Scorpions, wasps, hornets and bees have stingers.
Do butterflies sting?
The queens and workers can but their sting does not have barbs like a the honeybee, so they can sting more than once. Male's cant sting because they don't have a stinger. Males have a genital capsule for mating.
Is it true male wasps dont have stingers?
Yes. The sting in wasps and bees is a modified ovipositor, an organ that only females have.
The stingers of bees and wasps are adaptations used for?
The stingers of bees and wasps are evolved from the queen's ovipositor, the part of her body that lays eggs. All workers (and the only ones that can sting) are female.
Do wasps let off a poison without stinging?
Wasps do have a sting that injects venom. This is not enough to kill a person, though some people are highly allergic to the sting, and could die from allergic reaction. This would not really be considered poisonous, though. A wasp sting hurts, but is not really dangerous unless you are allergic.
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.
How many stingers do wasp have?
Wasps have one sting, as do all other similar insects.
What are some facts about the honey bee?
They sting and die because they lose there stingers.
Can bees stay alive after they lose there stingers?
No. Wasps stay alive afer stinging because they don't lose their stinger.
Do hornets die after they sting someone?
No. Unlike bees, hornets and wasps are able to withdraw their stingers after stinging. This makes it easier to treat the wound, but also that a single creature can sting multiple times.
Do bumblebee bite?
No. Unlike other insects like the spider, they do not bite, Wasps, Bees and Hornets sting when their hives/nests feel threatened or they do.
