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A bee sting in the vernacular means a sting of a Bee , Wasp or Hornet . Some people may even call the bite of a Horsefly a bee sting. It is important to differentiate a bee sting from an Insect Bite . It is also important to recognize that the Venom or Toxin of stinging Insect s is quite different. Therefore, the body's reaction to a bee sting may differ significantly from one Species to another. The most aggressive stinging insects are wasps and hornets. In people who are allergic to bee stings, they can trigger a dangerous Anaphylactic reaction that is potentially deadly. HONEYBEE STINGS A honeybee that is away from the hive foraging for Nectar or Pollen will rarely sting, except when stepped on or roughly handled. Honeybees will actively seek out and sting when they perceive the Hive to be threatened. Although it is widely believed that a ous plates of another bee's Exoskeleton and retract safely. The stinger's injection of Apitoxin into the victim is accompanied by the release of alarm Pheromone s, a process which is only accelerated if the bee is fatally injured. Release of alarm pheromones near a hive or Swarm may attract other bees to the location, where they will likewise exhibit defensive behaviors until there is no longer a threat (typically because the victim has either fled or been killed). (Alarm pheromones have been characterized as having a "dirty socks" smell, which is why amateur beekeepers will often bathe and change into clean clothes before working a hive.) The larger Drone bees do not have stingers, since they are males and the stinger is a modified Ovipositor . The Queen Bee has a smooth stinger and can, if need be, sting skin-bearing creatures multiple times, but the queen does not leave the hive under normal conditions. Her stinger is not for defense of the hive; she only uses it for dispatching rival queens, ideally before they can finish Pupa ting. Queen breeders who handle multiple queens and have the queen odor on their hands are sometimes stung by a queen. SEE ALSO |
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