Does a bee sting really kill a person ??
By beachdune
@beachdune (907)
India
June 20, 2010 6:48am CST
That is the thing unknown to me till recently . Some people in my country say that a bee sting will kill a person . And there have been such cases . But I really don't believe that a bee sting can kill a person . The bee sting contains some acid . But is it really that powerful to kill a person ?
Is there a cure for that ? And it is also said that a bee dies after stinging a person . So is that true ?
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9 responses
@SunnyBuddy (443)
• India
20 Jun 10
Normally a bee sting carries formic acid which only irritates the tissues and causes deep pain. The acid can be neutralised by rubbing some mild base on the stinged area.
Wasps not bees have the ability to kill a person with a sting...
@beachdune (907)
• India
20 Jun 10
Can you explain me what actually happens in a wasp sting . And in what way is it different from a bee's sting ?
@oldchem1 (8132)
•
21 Jun 10
The difference in a sting between a bee and a wasp and hornet is that the wasp and hornet can both insert and withdraw their sting without killing themselves. So one wasp can sting several times at once.
The amount of venom or poison from a wasp sting is much less than that delivered by a bee.
Also bee venom contains formic acid and wasp stings are alkali.
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
21 Jun 10
I think that there are those that are called killer bees. Usually when you are attack by many that would create a serious problem. There are also those that are allergic to sting bees that even if there's only one attacking may lead to a deadly effect.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
21 Jun 10
well if you are allergic and necessary care is not given then yes you can really bee killed. But you can also be killed even if your not allergic to it if there are so many that will sting you. Personally i dont know the mechanism or action why you can be killed by so many stings if they are just small pins.
i know that there are bee sting therapies but dont know if this is helpful or not.
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
20 Jun 10
Some people can get very serious reactions to bee stings. My late husband had to carry a bee sting kit with him. I am sure it is possible for a bee sting to kill a person if their tolerance were at a certain level.
@safirpurim (252)
• United States
20 Jun 10
actually it is karma which really kills people. the effects of aging are happening all the time, but people dont really notice the difference until certain levels of time have passed. so it is with karma. because the seeds of life people plant dont grow and bear fruit right away, people overlook them. but if not everyone was killed by the bees, or even stung by them, it shows that those bees were just following their natural and god given instincts to be in harmony with the universe. it may sound harsh but life is not based on pleasing human beings. things happen...but nothing happens in the universe without a perfect calculation.
@oldchem1 (8132)
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20 Jun 10
In the majority of cases there is no severe reaction to a bee sting apart from a little pain but an allergic reaction to a bee sting can be fatal. With some people a bee sting is almost instantly fatal - but this is VERY rare.
Female bees do die after they sting you.
@pinoyblogger (397)
• Philippines
20 Jun 10
There are some bees that can be fatal. However, you can't be sting by a bee if you yourself didn't do anything to it.
