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Can all species of bees die after stinging?

Yes
No
Not all the time
Only the female bees die

Only eight out of almost 21,000 bee species in the world die when they sting.

A tube for laying eggs modified to be a stinger
A hardened cuticle
Keratin
Strong cartilaginous material

A stinger, at least in most bees, wasps and ants, is actually a tube for laying eggs (ovipositor) that has also been adapted for violent defence.

Spraying venom
Making honey
Flying in a swarm
Biting

Stingless bees can still defend their nests, when offended, by biting.

A ram
A gobbler
A drone
A gander

A drone is a male bee. Unlike the female worker bee, a drone has no stinger. He does not gather nectar or pollen and cannot feed without assistance from worker bees.

A waggle dance
Humming from their wings
Using clicks made from pincers
Spinning around the nest

Honeybees have a dance move called the ‘waggle dance’. It’s not actually a dance move at all, but rather a clever way of communicating between themselves to tell their nestmates where to go to find the best source of food.

The Hindu Science Quiz: On bees – Artifex.News

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