Stinger

use their stingers only for defense, stinging solitary wasps rely on their venom to hunt. Most animals have developed a well-earned fear of stinging wasps and give them a wide berth. Creatures who haplessly stumble upon a wasp colony or have the audacity to disturb a nest will find themselves quickly swarmed. A social wasp in distress emits a pheromone that sends nearby colony members into a defensive, stinging frenzy. Unlike bees, wasps can sting repeatedly. Only females have stingers, which…

individual and as a worker to ensure hive productivity and population prosperity. Moreover, looking at bumblebee physiological adaptions it is evident that the specie possesses a large array of adaptive qualities. A bumblebees stinger is a prominent defensive adaption, the stinger of a bumblebee is an adaption of a “ovipositor” a common organ possessed by insects that functions as a tool to lay eggs in a precisely desired designations, However the bumblebee has adapted this organ into a sharp…

Bee, Wasp, or Hornet Sting Your caregiver has diagnosed you as having an insect sting. An insect sting appears as a red lump in the skin that sometimes has a tiny hole in the center, or it may have a stinger in the center of the wound. The most common stings are from wasps, hornets and bees. Individuals have different reactions to insect stings. • A normal reaction may cause pain, swelling, and redness around the sting site. • A localized allergic reaction may cause swelling and redness…

my head, which I figured it was the antennas that made me feel like I had just lost my brain. Then I around to see what I was like from the back I had a stinger! Turning back around in a panic, I looked at myself one more time I closed my eyes thinking it was a dream I opened my eyes it was not a dream. I had a mask on with gloves with stingers on them…

fact that spinal stenosis coupled with multiple stingers can lead to an increased chance of paralysis. Many players in the NFL are diagnosed with spinal stenosis including David Wilson and Cooper and Peyton Manning. For some players, they elect to end their career and for others, they decide the opposite, and continue to play. A survey of college football athletes revealed that 65% of players had at least one stinger while playing in college. A stinger, which is a “nerve pinch injury”, causes…

Illinois has a modified comparative negligence structure in that the plaintiff’s claim is barred if the jury finds that the plaintiff’s comparative negligence is more than fifty percent. Instruction B45.01 of the Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions informs the jury of this rule of law and this has been shown to discourage juries from finding plaintiffs more than fifty percent at fault for their injuries. If the jury determines that plaintiff’s comparative negligence to be fifty percent or less,…

Honey bees are small winged insects that have a huge impact in our modern-day society and agriculture. Honeybees provide us with more than just honey; they also supply us with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables through pollination. Sadly, honey bees are on the verge of extinction. Without these tiny creatures, we would suffer a great loss in produce. Throughout this paper, we will explore what a honeybee is, it’s job, and how we can stop its extinction. The western honey bee is a…

depending on the number of nodes, the part that connects the thorax to the abdomen, there is one-node ants and two-node ants. The body of the ant is mostly empty and ( you can see through it). Ants also have small hair that covers their whole body and a stinger at the end of the abdomen. Ants have compound eyes “made up of many repeating units called ommatidia.”. an ant can also be identified by the size and colour,…

and even crocodiles. But their favorite food is honey bee larvae, which is why they are called honey badgers. They have no problem climbing tall trees and breaking into beehives for it. Their thick skin protects them from beestings. It prevents the stingers from piercing them too deeply. The most amazing thing about them is how bold and courageous they are. They can whip around in an instant to stand off against lions, scaring and startling them. Honey badgers may have the word “honey” in…

However, the female carpenter bees possess a stinger but are more docile than their male counterparts. Typically, the female bees will guard their nest at the entry hole and will only attack if they feel the nest is being threatened. 4) If Untreated The Problem Will Intensify Carpenter bee infestations…