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A bee's sting is its defence weapon. It was primarily evolved to protect the colony from other insects such as wasps which would try to rob the colony of their honey stores.
As for the bright colours, in nature they usually warn potential predators that the animal is either dangerous in some way or tastes unpleasant.
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What body parts do bees have?
mostly the stinger to protect her self mostly the stinger to protect her self
Does the bees stinger get stuck in the body?
Well yes but I do think even the girls B.T.W when a bee's stinger gets stuck into a humans body they try to pull it out so that means after the humans get stunged it pulls it stinger and its stinger brakes from their body which you now what happens (they die.)
What is the bees abdomen for?
it is for the wings and legs to be, and to be a part of the body. The bee has three parts of it's body the ''abdomen ''thorax and the ''stinger. is that right?
What snake has brightly coloured stripes and begins with c?
A Coral snake. It has bands of red, yellow and black around its body.
When bumble bees sting do they die?
No, they don't. Unlike bumble bees, honey bees die soon after they sting because their stingers have barbs that make it impossible for the bee to remove it, and instead the venom sack pulls free of the body, mortally wounding the bee. Bumble bees do not have barbs on their stinger, making it possible for the bee to remove it's stinger, and sting repeatedly.
Why do bees sting and they die?
In some bees, their innards are attached to their stinger, which is barbed and is supposed to stick in the victim's skin. When the bee stings you, it releases the stinger from the abdomen along with some vital organs, causing the bee to die minutes later. This does not usually happen with hornets. They have a smooth retractable stinger that is meant to inject venom into the victim's body, not stick into it.
Do honey comb bees sting?
Yes, however, the stinger is actually a modified ovipositor. An ovipositor is the body part, or device a queen bee uses to lay eggs. She can also use it as a stinger. Worker bees can also sting, meaning worker bees are also female. Their stinger is an ovipositor. Most worker bees never lay eggs, but occasionally a worker can become a "laying worker." In most cases she has not been fertilized, and non-fertilized eggs become drones. Drones are male bees and, being male, they have no ovipositor and cannot sting.
What happens to the stinger of a bumble bee after it stings you?
A bees stinger has a hook on the end, like a fish hook, so when the bee tries to get away after stinging someone it actually pulls the stinger and venom gland out of its body, mortally wounding the bee. A person should scrape the stinger out rather than trying to pinch it and pull it out, which pushes more venom in. The amount of reaction one has from a sting is entirely up to that persons body. It can range from a mild sting and itch to a full blown allergic reaction that closes the persons throat and can cause death.
Why do honey bees die after they sting people?
Honey bees have barbed stingers that get hooked onto the skin when they try to sting. When they sting, a portion of their abdomen and digestive system is torn away from their body. This injury is fatal for the honey bee.
Can be stinger stay in you when they sting you?
If you meant a 'bee stinger' - then yes. Unlike wasps, the sting of a bee has a tiny barb - when a bee stings something, the barb makes the sting stay put. This means the sting pulls out of the bees body - killing the bee in the process.
Can a bumble bee sting more then once?
If a bee stings a mammal or bird, no; the stinger becomes trapped and tears out of the bee's body. If fighting other bees or insects, yes.
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.
