Do bumble bees sting?

[MBrown]

Do bumble bees sting.

 

[gabemcg]

I think so

 

[shortylickens]

Why dont you find out and then let us know? 😉

(Incidentally, I recommend using a credit card to scrape along the skin. Do NOT pinch and pull.)

 

[Eos]

Not all bumble bees have a sting. Drones (smaller male bees that hatch in mid summer ) have no sting at all.

 

[MajinWade]

Yes, I've been stung by them.

 

[Eos]

http://hercules.users.netlink.co.uk/Bee.html

 

[Sukhoi]

I dunno but the ones here are huge!

 

[Pacfanweb]

They can, once. Then they die.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
I dunno but the ones here are huge!

Go to Japan, and fond some Japanese Hornets......

HUGEAAAA.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1841126,00.html

 

[concernedsophist]

Hell yeah they can!

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Why dont you find out and then let us know? 😉

(Incidentally, I recommend using a credit card to scrape along the skin. Do NOT pinch and pull.)

FTW!

 

[Fritzo]

All bees sting. However, a rule of thumb is if it has fur, it's not agressive. If it's smooth, it's mean.

Drones don't sting, but they don't generally leave the hive.

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
They can, once. Then they die.

Nope. They don't die.

Go to Japan, and fond some Japanese Hornets......

Yea those are giant. There is a colony of European Hornets that has been living in the woods near my parents' house for the past decade. Those are HUGE and nasty! Luckily this year they moved farther into the woods so we haven't seen them at all.

 

[madeupfacts]

I believe bumble bee has the ability to transform into a robot but totally lacks firepower.

 

[saymyname]

I was taught that they bite. Is that not true? I've never had a problem with them. They're docile.

 

[Evadman]

They are fuzzy and cute.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
They can, once. Then they die.

Nope. They don't die.

Go to Japan, and fond some Japanese Hornets......

Yes, they do die. The stinger rips off part of their abdomen. See here:

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bio99/bio99059.htm

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
They can, once. Then they die.

I'm pretty sure that's honey bees. They have a hooked stinger and they pull out their guts after stinging you. Bumble bees have a straight stinger.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
They can, once. Then they die.

Nope. They don't die.

Yes, they do die.

 

[Jikininki]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Why dont you find out and then let us know? 😉

(Incidentally, I recommend using a credit card to scrape along the skin. Do NOT pinch and pull.)

can you (or anyone) explain why, please?

 

[mryellow2]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Sukhoi

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
They can, once. Then they die.

Nope. They don't die.

Yes, they do die.

In my experience bumble bees do not die after administering a sting. Regular honey bees have barbed stingers which stay in the skin, along with the venom sac which will continue to pump venom into the victim.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblebee

Taken, of course, with a grain of salt since it is wiki.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
I dunno but the ones here are huge!

Go to Japan, and fond some Japanese Hornets......

HUGEAAAA.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1841126,00.html

The insects have been seen sipping from discarded soft-drink cans and carrying off lumps of fish and meat from bins and rubbish bags. Local authorities are receiving double the usual number of calls from people asking them to remove hornets? nests.

:shocked:

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Sukhoi

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
They can, once. Then they die.

Nope. They don't die.

Yes, they do die.

Honey Bees = yes
Bumble Bees = no