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In response to "I was bitten by a bee (drone) in entomology class when the prof got me to hold it in my fingers. it wasn't bad." by loosilu

google says the queen and the drones can't sting. that makes sense - it explains why the professor made me hold it. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Aug 21 '12, 12:58

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Huh. I knew about the queen not being able to but had never heard about the drones. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 13:02 1
- the stinger is a modified ovipositor. The queen's only job is to lay eggs. the workers can't. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 13:02

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