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A worker honey bee's sting is barbed, so after she has thrust it into the victim she cannot pull it back out. When the bee pulls away, the sting remains behind, together with the venom sac and often part of the intestine. The resulting damage is fatal to the bee.
A queen bee has a smooth sting so she can withdraw the sting and re-use it.
Drones (male bees) don't have a sting.
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Why honey bees die after their sting?
Some of their guts come out when the stinger is ejected so they lose blood and organs.
Do bumblebees sting?
Yes, they can sting but will do so only if threatened.
What is the name of the bee that never loses it stinger?
Of all the stinging hymenoptera (honey bees, bumble bees, wasps, ants and so on) only the honey bee worker has a barbed sting which it loses. All others (including the honey bee queen) keep their stings.
Male and female bee sting?
Only honey bee workers die after they sting, and then only if they lose their stinger. This is because the honey bee's sting is barbed. All other bees have smooth stings so have no problem pulling them out again so they don't die after they sting.Drones (male bees or wasps) don't have stingers.
Definintion of barb on a bee?
The barb that is on a bee's stinger is like a razor blade. This will cause the stinger to remain locked into the skin when projected.
Do wasps lose their stinger when they sting?
No. This is only true of honeybees. Wasps do not lose their stingers and can sting multiple times.
Can wasp lose stingers in clothing and can stinger continue to sting?
No, a wasp cannot lose its stinger. However, honeybees do lose their stinger (and life) when they sting a person. And their stinger continues to pump venom into the victim after it has become detached from the bee. The stinger of the wasp is not barbed and can be used again and again, while the honeybee stinger is barbed and remains in victim's skin.
What insect other than a honey bee stings at a grassy field just after a rain storm and leaves its stinger?
All bees will lose their stinger as well as some wasps and yellow jackets. Bellow I posted a link that shows the difference between the main types of bees, yellow jackets, and wasps that you will find in North America. http://www.beeremovalspecialist.com/
Can early bumble bees sting?
Yes, but only the females have stings. They are quite docile, though, and are not so aggressive as other bees and some wasps.
Do the bees die after they sting you?
No. European honeybees permenantly lose their stinger after stinging a victim, and the bee dies. The Africanized honeybee (the "killer bee") does not lose its stinger and can sting multiple times.
Why honey bees die after their sting?
Some of their guts come out when the stinger is ejected so they lose blood and organs.
Do hornets sting kids?
Oh, yes!And it's not a nice experience.
Do wasps lose their stingers after they sting you?
Yes. The stinger of a honeybee has barbs on it which is left when the bee stings and tries to pull away. The barbs are connected to the bee's abdomen so once the bee stings and pulls away, the barb is pulled, which pulls the bee's abdomen out as well and then the bee soon dies.
How do you honey bees die?
Their stinger is attached to their guts so that when they sting a person, they lose they're guts as well... Not the best answer but hey...
Do bumble bees leave their stingers?
Yes it does have a stinger but it does not lose it when it stings you. It is a hornet and since it doesn't lose its stinger when it stings you it can sting you over and over again. I have ran over a hornet nest entrance and they attacked with full force and didn't let up until a minute or so later. I ran flinging my arms and smacking them but it didn't do much of anything at all and it hurts for hours unlike wasps that don't lose their stingers either.
Why don't bees fly after losing their stinger?
That the stinger cannot be removed without rupturing the apian lower abdomen is the reason why bees die if they sting people. The insect stinger, structured similar to barbed wire that moves around and around like a screw instead of up and down like a syringe, removes digestive material, glands, muscles, and venom sacs and leaves behind fatally big holes at the end of the abdomen. Bees suffer painful deaths for their barbed stingers, which wasps and yellow jackets lack and which explains why they survive stinging other life forms such as people.
If the stinger of a wasp is lost because it stung you does the wasp die?
A wasp's sting is smooth so it has no problem withdrawing it after stinging and doesn't lose it. So, the wasp doesn't die after stinging and can sting a number of times.
