Maria Lukyanenko/ article author
Identification of pests, work with insect cultures, micrograph of insects, bibliographic studies.

Who dies after being bitten by a bee or wasp

Why a bee dies after a bite has always been interesting for children to learn. No less intriguing is the situation for adults. The answer is extremely simple, it is not difficult to guess for yourself, but why nature is so arranged is incomprehensible. Because the bees and wasps are similar to each other, often another question arises as to who dies after a bite - a bee or a wasp.

Why a bee bites

The honey bee is respected by people, and from the school bench they learn to stay away from them, not to offend. The creature is non-aggressive, always goes about its business - it extracts nectar, drags it into the hive. A person is not of interest, but in some situations runs the risk of being stung.

The sting located in the lower part of the abdomen, in a calm state it is imperceptible. Only in a situation where the insect feels danger, launches it. In structure and outwardly, it differs from the sting of a hornet and other relatives. It resembles a saw with wavy edges. Once in the victim’s body, it gets stuck tight, it can be removed only with neat actions using tweezers.

Bee and wasp, their sting
Bee and wasp, their sting

How long a bee lives after a bite depends on how much it tries to escape from the "crime scene." There are situations when the insect remains alive.

Interesting!

Not all bees have a sting, and even if it has one, they can not always use it. The insect cannot biteif the abdomen is filled with honey, the structural features of the body do not allow it to appear outside. The uterus or queen uses the sting only in special cases. "Crowned" persons will not bite, even if you click on it. Immediately launch a deadly weapon when meeting a rival. Then the uterus also risks dying.

Causes of death

Wasp Able to inflict several bites in a minute, then flies away, continues to live. A bee dies after a bite, so it prefers to fly away from a person rather than attack, leave a sting.

Due to the special form of the sting, it is firmly stuck in the body of a person or another victim. Having stung, the insect tries to quickly hide, makes a sharp jerk, the sting remains. And all would be fine, but with the sting part of the abdomen comes off. Whether a bee dies after a bite depends on how abruptly she tries to run away, how her body is damaged.

A bee dies after being stung, if a part of the internal organs remains with the sting. This condition is incompatible with life, she dies in a few seconds.

How to avoid a bite

Bee, her bite and sting
Bee, her bite and sting

To avoid a bite, to save the life of a useful creature, you must follow certain rules:

  • You should not run, make sudden movements, wave your hands at the sight of a striped creature. It is necessary to stop, freeze, wait for the insect to fly away. Even if it sits on the skin of a person, it will not bite in the absence of danger to its own life.
  • You should not wear bright clothes, go barefoot on the grass in the spring, going to nature. Such actions provoke bees that are in constant search for pollen, flowers.
  • Do not use perfumes with a sweet smell.
  • Carefully pick berries, eat fruit on the street.

To avoid trouble, it is worth exploring the differences between a bee and a wasp and their bites. The latter are distinguished by aggressive behavior, are able to bite several times in one minute. The body of the wasps is oblong, while in a bee it is rounded.The latter is trying to quickly move away from the person, the wasp can be annoying, circling for several minutes over his head, body. After a bite of any of these insects, edema, redness, pain, burning occurs. The main difference is that the bee leaves a sting, the wasp does not. Bee venom is more dangerous, since the capsule remains inside the person, the wasp releases only a small portion of the poison.

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