I wonder the same thing. Hornets and Wasps don't die when they sting, but the normal Honeybee does. Well, if you ever get stung by a bee, be happy they die after. It hurts when you get stung. So for an exact answer, check a book on bees.
OK, after many months of researching the only reason is because their stinger is connected to their inner organs, When they sting someone the organs get pulled out. And they die, the half-witted little fellows.
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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.
Bumble bees have stings, and will use them if provoked.
Yes black bees to sting
when bees sting you they die. but wasps when they sting you they stay alive.
No.... only bees die after they sting you
They die
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no they only sting as a last resort as they die. soon after
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.
they dont, only bees do.
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.
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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.