From: Micky Lee <mlee4321@juno.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 23:42:40 -0500
To: BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Drone eviction

Helmut wrote,

> If the workers really sting them to death, that's a hell of a sacrifice.
> Did you observe an equal number of dead workers?

Comment:

When a bee stings a human, the barbed sting is pulled from the bee,
causing the bee to die.

When a bee stings another bee, the barbed sting ripped out of the victim
leaving the attacking bee unharmed. The victim dies from the venom. if
not the wound. A bees skin is much thinner and softer than human skin.

Micky