Worker honey bees are the only insects with a barbed sting. All other stinging insects (including honey bee queens) have smooth stingers and can withdraw them after use.
Not true see common myths of stinging insects in the related links below.
No, only one.
Unlike most other bees, the honey bee worker has a barbed sting. Because of this, when a bee stings a human (or any other vertebrate for that matter) the soft, elastic flesh closes around the sting and it is impossible for the bee to pull it out. When the bee pulls away the sting is pulled out from the bee's body, together with the venom sac and the muscles that pump the venom through the sting. The bee may also lose part of its intestines. As a result of this the bee will eventually die, but even before it does it is incapable of stinging again.
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.
A wasps stinger does not come off when it stings. Unlike honey bees, which have barbed stingers that stick and they die.
Male wasps tend to be smaller and more slender than females. Additionally, male wasps typically have straighter antennae compared to the more curved antennae of females. In some species, male wasps have longer abdomens and lack a stinger.
There are many varieties of wasps around the world. This makes it possible for different types of wasps to have different color stingers. The most common colors that are found for wasp stingers include black, brown, and red.
Gall wasps do not sting because they do not possess a stinger or venom glands like other wasp species. They instead lay their eggs inside plants, causing the formation of galls or abnormal growths on the plant tissue.
Can a red wasp leave one stinger in a number of places in the skin?
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.
No. Wasps do too.
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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.
No. This is only true of honeybees. Wasps do not lose their stingers and can sting multiple times.
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Wasps protect themselves from enemies by using their stinger to defend against predators and threats. They can also release pheromones to signal for help from other wasps in the colony when under attack. Additionally, some species of wasps have warning coloration to deter potential threats.
A wasps stinger does not come off when it stings. Unlike honey bees, which have barbed stingers that stick and they die.
Male wasps tend to be smaller and more slender than females. Additionally, male wasps typically have straighter antennae compared to the more curved antennae of females. In some species, male wasps have longer abdomens and lack a stinger.
A wasp's stinger (or a bee's stinger for that matter), is actually called an ovipositor. It is a hollow and somewhat pointed tube used by the wasp or bee to lay eggs. However, it is also used as a 'defensive' weapon when the wasp or bee stings something or someone. There is a small venom sack attached to it. So, the wasp or bee has a choice on what to eject from the "stinger," either an egg, or venom, depending upon how the bee or wasp is using its "stinger."The stinger is usually at or near the rear of the insect. So, it is not in the mouth of the wasp or bee. When a person is stung, they are poked by the stinger, not bit.Since the "stinger" is actually designed to lay or deposit eggs, only female bees and wasps can sting. Male bees and wasps cannot sting because they have no stinger and cannot lay eggs. The stinger can vary in length, depending upon the wasp or bee species and may be quite small in some species, a few tenths' of a millimeter long, or may be quite long, over 10 centimeters, again, depending upon the wasp or bee species. Some wasps can sting, some cannot sting (or perhaps do not know to sting). However, I have been stung by wasps that are very small, 1 - 2 mm, and wasps that are large. And I have not been stung by larger wasps with very large stingers. So, the wasp's size is not a very good indicator of whether a wasp will sting or not.If the stinger is jagged or barbed, like a worker honey bee, the stinger is torn out of the bee when it stings someone, and thus kills the bee. When the stinger is smooth, like for many wasp species, the stinger does not pull out, and the wasp can sting as many times as it wants or feels the need to do.
There are many varieties of wasps around the world. This makes it possible for different types of wasps to have different color stingers. The most common colors that are found for wasp stingers include black, brown, and red.