If a bumble bee is dead can it still sting you even if its been dead for a awhile?

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If a bumble bee is dead can it still sting you even if its been dead for a awhile?

2006-07-16 14:54:53 · 3 answers · asked by Passion S 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden

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Yep it can. If you stand on it or touch it in the wrong place its stinger may get you.

2006-07-16 14:59:10 · answer #1 · answered by ZCT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No. Bees sting by intentionally attacking the victim. When they do this, the stinger gets stuck in the victim, and tears a hole in the bee, so the bee dies. So bees don't try to attack unless they need to. But once a bee is dead, the stinger is useless, because the stinger has no momentum to get it into your skin.

2006-07-16 22:00:08 · answer #2 · answered by Sim S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

sure-it's like stepping on a needle

2006-07-16 21:57:59 · answer #3 · answered by R J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋