Title: Bee Sting Facts: 10 Facts About Bee Stings - Some May Surprise You!
Headings: Bee Sting Facts: 10 Facts About Bee Stings - Some May Surprise You!
Bee Sting Facts: 10 Facts About Bee Stings - Some May Surprise You!
10 Facts About Bee Stings
1. Not all bees can sting
2. A sting is a defensive reaction to a perceived threat.
3. There is more chance of being struck by lightning than death by bee sting!
4. Some bee stings are more painful than others
5. Not all bees die if they sting you
6. Bee stings are different to wasp stings
7. T he average adult can withstand more than 1000 bee stings
8. The bee's stinger is also used for egg laying
9. Bee venom is sometimes used in health and beauty products
10. Elephants are afraid of being stung by bees
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Content: On average, 90 people are killed every year in the U.S. by lightning. [ NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-193]. As for death by traffic accident? I'll leave you to guess or find out what those figures look like! Meanwhile, in the year 2000, the World Health Organisation reported that in the USA there were only 54 deaths attributable to bee stings – (from a population of 281 million people - Census data). 4. Some bee stings are more painful than others
A nobel prize winning entomologist called Justin O. Schmidt developed the 'Schmidt Sting Pain Index', which compares the impacts of stinging insects (including bees, wasps, ants and hornets) on humans. Schmidt used himself as a gauge by allowing them to sting him! The insect stings are rated from 1 to 4, with 4 being the most painful. On the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, most small bees are categorized into pain level 1 and the pain lasts 5 minutes or less, with the sting of the western honey bee being categorized at pain level 2 and lasting 5 to 10 minutes.