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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.
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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 the black bees of Vista California sting?
No, the black bees of Vista, California, do not sting if they are male carpenter bees even though yes, they do sting if they are European dark bees. The female carpenter bee (Xylocarpa spp) has a stinger that tends not to be used unless hand-trapped or provoked. European dark bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) tend to use their stingers more against predatory wasps than against beekeepers and gardeners.
Do bees have stingers?
If you are referring to hymenoptera (bees and wasps), of those varieties that sting it is only the females that sting. Males do not have a sting. This is because the sting is a modified ovipositor -- an organ that only females would have.
What is the difference between wasps and bees?
Wasps are more dangerous. Wasps are long and thin while bees are small and normal sized. Wasps don't die when they sting, bees do. In addition: Although both species drink nectar from flowers, wasps could be said to be carnivorous, while bees are not. Bees feed their young with pollen collected from flowers while wasps feed their young on insect or spider prey.
Will bees or wasp reoccupy a previously used nest or hive?
Honey bees will definitely occupy a previously used nest, in fact that's what they prefer. Wasps tend to start from scratch and the queen will start a new nest every year.
What are the origins of the hexagon?
The origin of the hexagon - lies in nature ! Bees & wasps were around long before humans were, and have always used hexagons in the construction of their nests.
What is a difference between bees and wasps?
The term wasp is typically defined as any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor ant[1]. Almost every pest insect species has at least one wasp species that preys upon it or parasitizes it, making wasps critically important in natural control of their numbers, or natural biocontrol. Parasitic wasps are increasingly used in agricultural pest control as they prey mostly on pest insects and have little impact on crops.----Bees and wasps are cousins and are in the same order of classification: hymenoptera. Bees evolved from wasps some 100 million years ago, around the same time as plants started producing flowers, and bees and flowers have evolved together ever since.Wasps are carnivorous, and get their protein from other insects, insect larvae and caterpillers; whereas bees are herbivores, and get their protein by eating pollen.
What are some common uses for bees?
My family have been bee keepers since before I was born. We just used them for honey though. Below is a web site about the common bees wasps and yellow jackets that are found in North America http://www.beeremovalspecialist.com/bees/bee-identification.html
What is the deadliest stinging animal?
All jellyfish can sting.Box jellies are the most venomous marine animal known to mankind. Two species, commonly known as the Sea Wasp or Marine Stinger [Chironex Fleckeri] and the Irukandji [Carukia barnesi] are often fatal to humans. They are indigenous to Northern Australia, but show up occasionally in other Indo-Pacific areas, including Hawaii.Other sea jellies, such as the Portuguese Man of War and the Lion's Mane jellyfish can cause very painful stings, but rarely are life threatening. Most of the really common types (Moon, Comb, and Sea Nettle) have little to slightly annoying stings. Quite a few types do not even have stingers capable of penetrating human skin. Eyes can be a different story, however, so caution should always be used.
Some harmless flies resemble bees and waspswhat is this mechanism?
Some harmless flies resemble bees and wasps. This mechanism is called mimicry and is used as a defense or to protect the flies from predators.
Is bees nest a collective noun?
No, the word 'honeybees' is simply the plural form of the noun honeybee. A collective noun is a word used to group nouns that share a commonality; for example: The collective nouns for bees are a hive of bees, a swarm of bees, a cluster of bees.
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.
