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Why do bees die when they sting people?

Why do bees die when they sting people?
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The bee's stinger is located in the abdomen, consisting of a dorsal stinger and two abdominal stingers. The tip of the abdominal stinger has several serrated barbs. When the bee's stinger stings into the human skin, the barbs will firmly hook the human muscle and it is difficult to pull it out.

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The bee's stinger is located in the abdomen, consisting of a dorsal stinger and two abdominal stingers. The tip of the abdominal stinger has several serrated barbs. When the bee's stinger stings into the human skin, the barbs will firmly hook the human muscle and it is difficult to pull it out.

Since these stingers are connected to the bee's internal organs, if the stinger is forcibly pulled out, part of the bee's internal organs will be pulled out together,

Then the bee will of course die, so bees will not sting people unless they have no other choice. In addition, after a bee stings a person, the venom released by the bee's stinger will remain in the human body, so people will feel numbness or pain after being stung.


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