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Is the stinger always left in the skin?
No the stinger is not left in the skin from Wasps or Hornets. They just sting you and pull it out. Only Honey Bees leave a stinger in you. My family are beekeepers so I have been stung by many bees but since honey bees die when they loose their stinger they don't sting unless they feel threatened.
When does a bee develop its sting?
A bee will develop its stinger for either predation or defense. Unlike bumble bees honey bees can only use their stinger one time.
Do honey bees have venom?
Yes, honey bees have venom. When a honey bee stings, it injects venom into its victim which can cause pain, swelling, and allergic reactions in some individuals. Honey bee venom is used as a defense mechanism to protect the hive from threats.
Are there any special features about bees?
yes there is a stinger,they have honey, and they live in bee hives
Why do honey bees die after they sting people?
When a honey bee stings a person or animal, they leave a barbed stinger in the flesh. They are unable to bull out the stinger which pulls out the bees digestive tract, muscles and nerves, which causes the honey bees to die.
What kind of bee has a white or gray stinger?
Honey bees leave behind white stingers.
What makes a worker honey bees stinger different from the stinger of a wasp?
Wasp can sting mant times over and over again. The venom they inject is more powerful than a honey bee.
What Honey is man made or natural?
All honey is made by bees, therefore it is natural. If it is not made by bees then it is not honey.
How much honey does a stingless bee produce a year?
None. Only worker bees produce honey. All worker bees have have stingers. If a worker looses it's stinger it will die.
Do bees die after stinging?
Yes, after stinging, a honeybee dies from a massive abdominal rupture. It does not easily separate itself from its stinger, which has two barbed lancets. As a honeybee pulls away from its stinger, parts of its digestive tracts, muscles, and nerves separate traumatically from its abdomen.Only honey bee's do.Only honeybees die when they sting. This is because of the shape of their stinger. Other bees such as bumble bees can sting multiple times.If you are stung by a honey bee, the bee will die. If you are stung by a wasp, it lives on to sting another day.
Does a wasp grow it's stinger back after it has stung?
A wasps stinger does not come off when it stings. Unlike honey bees, which have barbed stingers that stick and they die.
Are honey bees made out of honey?
No, honey bees are insects that produce honey as a food source. Honey bees collect nectar from flowers and use it to make honey, which they store in their hives as a source of energy. Honey bees are not made out of honey.
