I thought wasp stings
always came off when they stung you?
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Amerella,
Fri 4 Oct 2002, 11:18,
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No
that's bees. Bees are cute, fluffy, and only sting as a last resort 'cos it kills them. Wasps are fascist bully boys with pump-action stings who roam around in groups trying to ruin picnics.
Oh, and they use their sting to killy the grubs etc that they feed on.
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Bob Hopelessness,
Fri 4 Oct 2002, 11:31,
archived)
Wasps can re-use their barbs, whereas Bees cannot.
So Bees will die after they have stung you, Wasps can live to sting some other poor sod.
Bees are less likely to sting you because they don't really want to die either!
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Glis,
Fri 4 Oct 2002, 11:58,
archived)