There are many
varieties of bees. Some of them are Bumble bees, wasps & worker honey
bees. Out of the above, Bumble bees
& wasps will survive multiple stings. Its only worker honey bees that die
after demonstrating a sting. The reason behind this is due to construction of
the bee itself.
The worker honey
bees stinger is shaped like harpoon (a spear like weapon head used in hunting
whales and large fish). When the stinger impinges itself into the target (for
ex: human skin), it is so effective that the bee cannot pullout free. When it
tries to get away, the bee has to undergo severe pain and sometime it
self-amputates the stinger. During this process, stinger along with it removes
part of its digestive track, as well as some nerves and muscles. If this
happens, the bee cannot survive this trauma and dies as a result.
Date: 11/02/2016