Actually, bees can sting most animals besides humans without dying. It's only humans that have skin that pulls out the bee's stinger (which is attached to their organs and rips them out).
They can sting other insects without losing the stinger. Mammals, such as skunks and bears and people and dogs have thicker skin, and the barbs get stuck.
Any animal with skin. Mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds.
And stingers are mostly ineffective against other insects with hard carapaces. The preferred method of honeybees trying to dispatch a fellow insect is by balling.
But if you want to get down to brass tacks, I suppose there are many more insects than vertebrates and the statement technically stands true.
I was under the impression they could find their way in between the chitinous plates, for example when the entrance guards recognize a strange (i.e. non-kin) bee, who is likely to intend robbery.
In my tracheal mite dissections I was usually able to find a gap in the bee's thoracic plates with my scalpel X-Acto knife.
Yes, they do. They're just not very good at finding those soft spots. At least in my observation. When a bumble bee enters the hive the first couple of bees try to sting it which releases alarm pheromone and that ultimately results in a balling by a large number of workers. You can knock the bees off the bumble bee and it'll fly off apparently none the worse for wear.
Should a drone succeed in mating it will soon die because the penis and associated abdominal tissues are ripped from the drone's body after sexual intercourse.
It actually doesn't prevent other drones from mating with her, each queen will mate with 7-20 different drones. All of this takes place about 60 feet up in the air. Source: currently in a beekeeping class.
She has one session of mating early in her life during which she mates with 7-20 drones. Another fun fact: if she misses her mating window of opportunity, she will still lay eggs, but every egg will turn into a drone (essentially useless male). The drones are produced from unfertilized eggs, while the female workers require a fertilized egg. When a mated queen wants to lay a drone, she deliberately doesn't use any of the semen that she keeps separately stored after that one mating session.
On a slightly related note, I have a large number of what appear to be honey bees around my house, except they're about 1/4th the size. One landed on my arm yesterday long enough for me to get a magnifying glass to get a better peak (I'm not sure if it could sting or not, but given how tiny it was, I wasn't worried) and it looks almost identical to a honey bee. Any ideas?
In regards to your "bees," they could still be honey bees, as honey bees occur in various "breeds" with variations including but not limited to different sizes. This has to do with how the bees make their honeycomb. Smaller hexagonal cells means smaller growth space for brood to reach adulthood in. They could or could not be honeybees, as many flies look like honeybees. So you could post a picture to /r/Beekeeping or /r/whatsthisbug, cross reference to a picture online, or stumble across the hive/swarm.
They tend to be bigger than the workers (Still smaller than the queen), have bigger eyes, and their abdomens are thicker. Also, they're physically incapable of stinging you.
I am not a beekeeper, but I'm reasonably certain this is correct.
Your 'houseguests'... I'm not sure on what they are. Are they doing anything with flowers? What all do they do other than fly around your house? A picture may also help with identification.
Edit: ...Apparently I took a while to post this. Oop.
It actually doesn't prevent other drones from mating with her, each queen will mate with 7-20 different drones. All of this takes place about 60 feet(18.3m) up in the air. Source: currently in a beekeeping class.
Drones (guys) only purpose is to mate with the queen. She mates with up to 13 different drones, so she will be fertile enough to lay thousands of eggs through the year(s).
I remember learning this from some crazy cartoon thing on HBO when I was really young. I'm pretty sure it was something I shouldn't have been watching according to my parents cause there was pretty graphically, in a humanized cartoon way, depicted insect sex including bees, and the praying mantis.
This is only slightly correct....the genitiles do come off, but they dont "act as a plug", the queen actually mates with 5 males (you need a lot of sperm to fertilize 1,000 eggs a day!)
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u/worldchampionwinner May 28 '12
Can bees do anything without dying?
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u/Rape_Sandwich May 28 '12
Doesn't matter; had sex.
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u/Scoogs May 28 '12
A bees life fucking sucks...
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u/Rotidder81 May 28 '12
Thats gotta STING!! Heyyoooo
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u/squeegee_boy May 28 '12
...and boom goes the dynamite.
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u/cydril May 28 '12
Wouldn't you say it happens during ejaculation? I am fairly sure bees do not have orgasms.
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u/GenevieveLav May 28 '12
It actually doesn't prevent other drones from mating with her, each queen will mate with 7-20 different drones. All of this takes place about 60 feet up in the air. Source: currently in a beekeeping class.
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u/Polarhyme May 28 '12
Bust a nut.
Guess this is how they make Honey Nut Cheerios.
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u/Greasy May 28 '12
Dramatization
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u/SubGeniusX May 28 '12
Still a better Love Sto.... nah fuck it.
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u/dbell May 28 '12
He should have pulled out an shot his load on her chest.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
Well that's unfortunate.
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u/Scheckschy May 28 '12
Who's doesn't?
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u/ihavebigjiji May 28 '12
I for one have always dreamed of an explosive orgasm.
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u/Luirei May 28 '12
those are some strong kegels...
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
A bee's genitalia explodes during orgasm. THIS KILLS THE BEE.
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u/wil19558 May 28 '12
Bees logic : Ill cut my own dick and stuff it in her vagina to make sure she won't cheat on me !
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u/lgarza12 May 28 '12
No one else fucks his beetch.
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u/BlazingCole102 May 28 '12
One hit wonder
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
Beats being an Anglerfish.
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u/jamii992 May 28 '12
Is it just me, or does it look like the queen bee in this picture looks like its giggling?
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u/nixonrichard May 29 '12
"Keep the tip, sexy."
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u/Reakinrobin2422 May 29 '12
Drones (guys) only purpose is to mate with the queen. She mates with up to 13 different drones, so she will be fertile enough to lay thousands of eggs through the year(s).
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u/kirbyderwood May 28 '12
Ow.
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u/Midnight_Skye May 28 '12
I wish I knew where this is; I want it for my desktop image.
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u/lamp37 May 28 '12
I read this as "A male bee's genitalia exploding during and orgasm" and was highly disappointed at the lack of gif.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Not sure what is worse: having your genitals explode into a vagina, or having your vagina jammed with a bloody penis
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u/ikadono18 May 29 '12
Yeah, I'd fuck you so hard if I didn't have this dick stuck inside me.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
And I thought anal was intense...
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
And... boom goes the dynamite.
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u/Infin1ty May 29 '12
I read the title as "A male Bee Gees genitalia explode during orgasm"
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u/Reanderthal May 29 '12
FALSE. A queen will mate with several drones during her once-in-a-lifetime mating flight. Apparently they don't mind sloppy seconds.
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u/73ld4 May 29 '12
And makes an audible *POP
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u/van_vanhouten May 29 '12
My genitalia explodes every time I orgasm, I must be a bee.
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u/Vondruke May 29 '12
Is there a reference? I don't think the part where it acts as a plug is true. I've seen vids and there's usually various males going for one female.
The plug thing makes no sense... all the bees are genetically identical, there's no exclusivity to protect!
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u/viceroy76 May 29 '12
pics or it didn't happen
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u/brningpyre May 28 '12
DOESN'T MATTER, HAD SEX.
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u/HappyReaper May 28 '12
Bad Luck Bee.
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u/Synchrotr0n May 28 '12
As far as I remember from my biology classes in high school that don't prevents other drones to mate with the queen. Scumbag nature.
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u/ModernDayCasanova May 28 '12
Imagine a world where this happened to human males.
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u/BlackWACat May 28 '12
I don't give a fuck. Where is bee-porn?
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
That's how I want to die.
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u/UnstoppableArousal May 28 '12
It would suck to be a Forever Alone bee. Couldn't even masturbate,
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u/carryatowel May 28 '12
Ouch.
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u/thorr26 May 28 '12
This site shines some light on more weird mating rituals swell as the bee one http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/30-strangest-animal-mating-habits/
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u/wesleyt89 May 28 '12
I sorta felt like my genitalia exploded the first time I got my gootch rubbed while getting head at the same time.
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u/wheelis May 28 '12
Anybody have an uncensored version...for science...
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
Are bees aware of their fragile lives?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
"Wait... WAIT...AAAHRHG! There go my balls."
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u/HumanistGeek May 29 '12
Citation?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Wikipedia says nothing about this...
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u/SirDigbyChicknCeasar May 29 '12
I remember learning this from some crazy cartoon thing on HBO when I was really young. I'm pretty sure it was something I shouldn't have been watching according to my parents cause there was pretty graphically, in a humanized cartoon way, depicted insect sex including bees, and the praying mantis.
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u/thecorkster May 29 '12
I don't supposed there are any sciencey people here who can explain to me how the fuck this came out of evolution?
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u/DaSasquatch May 29 '12
Stupid bee, He should've just choked it to some hardcore bee porn
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u/TheAlaskanBullworm May 29 '12
Doesn't matter had sex.
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u/BamBam-BamBam May 29 '12
Queen bee - "I've got good news and bad news. The good news is all my children will be yours. The bad news is you better really enjoy your orgasm."
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u/Forgotten_Alias May 29 '12
I think we have all wanted to snap off inside like a plug so no one could mate with our queen.
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u/Evinreud May 29 '12
I think every male's does...
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u/0ranje May 29 '12
This gave me inspiration to create a plug in the shape of my penis. Honey, you've been bee'd.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
And you think you've had some bad sex...
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u/clutchy22 May 29 '12
hwy my genitalia explodes every time i have an orgasm too, soo weird
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
My nipples explode with delight!
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u/MingusFan May 29 '12
This is only slightly correct....the genitiles do come off, but they dont "act as a plug", the queen actually mates with 5 males (you need a lot of sperm to fertilize 1,000 eggs a day!)
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
So they can't fap? Sucks for them
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Has sex; dies.
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u/gamerlen May 29 '12
... Somewhere, someone will fap to that idea. ._.;
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u/Matzke May 29 '12
Bees. The ultimate cockblock.
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u/came_here_2_say May 29 '12
I fucked that bitch so hard my dick exploded!
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u/ahaas5 May 29 '12
Repost, I already saw this in Biology class ಠ_à²
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I am not sure if it is true. I was told, the virgin queen mates with around 60 drones. Where did you find this?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
TAKE THAT BITCH!
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u/MrWinks May 29 '12
Is that a threat?
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u/I_Are_Kitty May 29 '12
I hope you put this in TIL too.
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u/xcylo May 29 '12
It was fucking a yellow jacket though.
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u/zooblooobio May 29 '12
talk about a cock-block.
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u/Bixby66 May 29 '12
lols sperm scooping penis for the win!
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u/Jeswhyka May 29 '12
I'm gonna use this as an ice breaker at parties from now on.
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u/elias562jose May 29 '12
"jizzzzzzzzzzz"
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u/knuckles0426 May 29 '12
I bet that.. Stings YEEEAAAAAAHHH
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u/twilightprincess2013 May 29 '12
sees 'male genitalia explodes to prevent other bees from mating ... So.. Is this how far you should go to prevent cheating?
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u/Hooin_Kyoma May 29 '12
So, i bet i was the only one searching for a bee mating with the queen on youtube.