Title: Do Bees Die After Stinging?
Headings: Do Bees Die After Stinging?
Do Bees Die After Stinging?
The Physiology of Honey Bee Stings and What to Do If You Are Stung
Most Bees Can Sting Again
Purpose of Venom
How Stings Work
Why Honey Bees Die After Stinging
What to Do for a Honey Bee Sting
Avoiding Bee Stings
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Content: Here's an examination of the science behind bee stings, what to do if you are stung, and how to avoid stings. Most Bees Can Sting Again
Bee stings are common and painful, but they are rarely deadly. Fatalities occur each year to 0.03-0.48 people per 1 million, making the probability of dying from a sting by hornets, wasps, or bees about the same as being struck by lightning. Bee stings typically result in brief, localized, limited inflammation and pain around the site. If you have ever been stung by a bee, you may have taken some satisfaction in believing the bee was on a suicide mission when it stung you. But do bees die after stinging someone? The answer depends on the bee. Honey bees die after they sting, but other bees, hornets, and wasps can sting you and live to sting another day—and another victim. Purpose of Venom
The purpose of the bee's stinger element, called the ovipositor, is to lay eggs in largely unwilling invertebrate hosts. Venom secretions are intended to temporarily or permanently paralyze the host.