Why do bees die after stinging?

Question

And is it all bees or just some kinds of bee? And why don't wasps?

Answer 1

Bees, wasps, and ants all belong to the order _Hymenoptera_ and are
the only insects with "stingers" which are really the ovipositors of
adult females. Some species have stingers that are barbed and remain
in the wound. I've heard that honey bees are the only ones that die
after stinging you, but I could not confirm this in any reference.


Just to clarify a bit.....
When the stinger or ovipositor is left, the insect has torn off a
part of its abdomen and cannot survive the damage.

Hope i helped you. x

Answer 2

Well, I think it's only honey bees that die after they sting. And the reason is that honey bees are there to protect the hive and what's inside from attackers or anyone seen as a threat. Their stinger is all connected to their guts and when it's lodged inside a threat then as they fly away it all comes out, still attatched to the stinger. Thus, they die for the hive. Bumble bees aren't like that, because their stinger stays attatched when they sting, same as wasps, so they can sting over and over.

*starts singing that John Belushi song about bees* A buzz buzz,... a buzz buzz...

Answer 3

Bees die after stinging because the stinger is attached to a sack of venom inside the bee's thorax. When the bee stings, and flies away, the stinger gets stuck, and will rip out some of the guts of the bee.

Wasps and hornets don't generally have this problem.

Answer 4

Some bees' stingers are barbed, so when they sting a fleshy animal, the barbed stinger does not withdraw from the flesh easily and the stinger is torn out of the bee's body thus killing it. Not all types of bees have barbed stingers.

Others insect like wasps have stingers that are smooth without barbs so they slide in and out easily so the insect doesn't lose a body part after stinging.

Answer 5

Yeah, everyones right, bees loose their sting and die, so dont be scared of bees, they really dont want to sting you as it would kill them. They will only sting as a last resort. Although wasps dont die if they sting you, they are not out to get you either!!!

Answer 6

Because the stinger stays in the skin not back on them. But they can sting more times. They'll chase a intruder for miles. That's why bees can tear humans up.

Answer 7

The bee's stinger is barbed in such a way that it stays behind in the host. The little poison sac keeps working, but that means it tears from the body.

Wasps have a smooth stinger and so it glides out for a continued attack.

Answer 8

in particular, bees die as a results of fact whilst they sting as a results of fact they circulate away too a lot of their guts at the back of with the barbed weapon. The venom sac works as a marker, as does the better pitched noise made with the aid of the bee. whilst approximately to sting or whilst dieing, to that end alerting different bees to the possibility to the hive. as a result if stung with the aid of a bee, you would be able to desire to consistently kill it at present and do away with the side out of your physique, otherwise its "buddies" are gonna be around to work out what the project is. Bees are between the main noble of creatures, arranged to sacrifice themselves to guard their Queen. Their in basic terms situation is the well-being of the hive. they can't survive with out their sting.

Answer 9

Bees die after stinging because they use all their life force and they use or their essential liquids needed to live.

Answer 10

Bees have hooks at the end of their sting thus the gut-dropping process after sting something.

Wasps have straight stings and therefore have no prolem at all.