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What usually happens when a honeybee stings a mammal?

Past stat · 2026-09-16 UTC

The answer

A honeybee's barbed stinger catches in elastic mammal skin. Pulling away rips out the sting apparatus and fatally wounds the bee. Many other bees and wasps have smoother stingers and can sting repeatedly.

Correct answer: Its barbed stinger lodges and the bee typically dies afterward

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