- published: 29 Jul 2016
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A bee sting is a sting from a bee (honey bee, bumblebee, sweat bee, etc.). The stings of most of these species can be quite painful, and are therefore keenly avoided by many people.
Bee stings differ from insect bites, and the venom or toxin of stinging insects is quite different. Therefore, the body's reaction to a bee sting may differ significantly from one species to another.
The most aggressive stinging insects are vespid wasps (including bald-faced hornets and other yellow jackets) but not hornets in general (e.g., the European hornet is less harmful). All of these insects aggressively defend their nests.
In people with insect sting allergy, a bee sting may trigger a dangerous anaphylactic reaction that is potentially deadly. Honey bee stings release pheromones that prompt other nearby bees to attack.
A honey bee that is away from the hive foraging for nectar or pollen will rarely sting, except when stepped on or roughly handled. Honey bees will actively seek out and sting when they perceive the hive to be threatened, often being alerted to this by the release of attack pheromones (below).
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently considered as a clade Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven to nine recognized families, though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.
Some species including honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees live socially in colonies. Bees are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the former primarily as an energy source and the latter primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used as food for larvae. Bee pollination is important both ecologically and commercially; the decline in wild bees has increased the value of pollination by commercially managed hives of honey bees.
Sting may refer to:
Fall from a flat and special height
And it's alright, alright
Land on my feet and walk destructive lines
And it's alright, alright
This might be the first time I've said these things all
out of line
It holds my tongue but keeps in time
It's like a beesting to keep you inside
You should know that sweetness of the sting to need you
I keep the need to your bleed your light
It's like a beesting to keep you inside
On the bottom, but I have found my path to climb
And it's alright, alright
And your all that I have felt in a very long time
And it's alright, alright
This might be the first time I've said these things all
out of line
It holds my tongue but keeps in time
It's like a beesting to keep you inside
You should know that sweetness of the sting to need you
I keep the need to your bleed your light
It's like a beesting to keep you inside
Time will know, time will know