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Some species of bee, such as the honey bee, will die after stinging a person as the stinger is barbed and is torn from their adomen in the process of stinging you. However not all species of bee have a barbed stinger and may be able to sting you repeatedly and live.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe sting is left in the wound, and is attached to the bee's intestines. A honey bee stings only in defence and since its innards go with the sting, it dies. Worker bees exist to gather food for the hive and to defend that hive, and will defend itself - and its hive - literally to the death.
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∙ 15y agoA wasp's sting is smooth and the wasp can withdraw it easily and without damage after stinging. A wasp can also sting more than once.
A worker honey bee's sting is barbed, so when it stings you it cannot pull the sting out. When the bee pulls away it leaves the sting behind together with the venom sac and the muscles that pump the venom, and sometimes part of its gut. After this severe injury the bee will die.
A queen bee's sting is smooth so potentially she can sting more than once without harming herself, but you are very unlikely to encounter one because the queen only leaves the hive with a swarm.
Bumble bees also have a smooth sting so can also sting without hurting themselves.
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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.
What do bees sting?
Make a paste of water and baking soda and spread it on the site of the sting. This will take the pain away.
How do you you put pollinate in a sentence?
Bees polinate flowers.When studying how bees polinate flowers, a bee stung me.Since bees die after stinging a person, there was one less bee able to pollinate.
What is the culturing of bees called?
Apiology is the study of bees. Someone who keeps or raises bees is an apiarist. The place where bees are kept is an apiary.
Why do bees go near the ocean to die?
You didn't say where you live or why you came to the conclusion bees actually go to the ocean to die. I'm guessing you're asking because walking along the oceans edge you may have noticed large numbers of dead bees washing up on shore? I have occasionally seen this while living in Hawaii. Hawaii is a major hub for all honey bee products and bee breeding so it only follows there will be large numbers of bees in the area near the sea. One bee hive contains 60,000 bees and a worker bee lives an average of 4 to 6 weeks so it's only natural for many of these bees to simply die as they are foraging. They could fall onto the sand and be swept by wind or wave to the large numbers you see at the edge of the shore. Or fall into the ocean, float and be pushed to shore. The ocean air currents and spray can also be deadly as once a bee has landed on the water without the ability to climb up onto something to dry its wings it will eventually drown. Bees will not cross large expanses of water but like to fly along the edge of water. It's not that they actually go to the ocean to die. Hope this helps? ------ Another possibility is that the bees didn't go to the ocean to die, they went there to drink. Like all other animals, bees need water. However, although they are brilliant fliers, they can't swim, so if the water is too deep for them to stand and drink they will drown.
When do bees die?
when bees sting you they die. but wasps when they sting you they stay alive.
Do red wasps die when they sting you?
No.... only bees die after they sting you
Do stingrays die after they sting like bees do?
No
What happens when bees use their sting?
They die
Do sweat bees die after they sting?
yes
Do female bumble bees die after they sting?
No.
Do bees like to sting?
no they only sting as a last resort as they die. soon after
Do male bees die after they sting?
Male bees, or drones, do not have a sting. In bees, wasps and similar insects the sting is a modified ovipositor (egg laying tube) -- an organ that males do not have.
Why do wasps die after they sting?
they dont, only bees do.
How do bees die after they sting?
Worker bees die after they sting because their stingers are barbed and get pulled out of their bodies. Their poison sacks, and part of their intestines are pulled out along with it killing the bee.
What bee or wasp might do?
sting
Do bees die after it stings you?
Bees do indeed die once they have stung you. Hornets & Wasps do not die. They are free to sting you repeatedly. Remember they have no malice towards anyone or anything. They only sting when they feel threatened.
