Question

In a comparison between the Africanized honey bee (AHB) and the European honey bee

       (EHB), answer the following questions by circling one of the correct bolded words:

       a)   AHB is more / less defensive of its colony than EHB.

       b)   AHB swarms more / less frequently per year than EHB.

       c)   It is the venom quality / multiple stinging that makes AHB more dangerous.

       d)   After stinging a human victim, can the same AHB sting again (yes / no).

       e)   Why yellow jackets (wasps) can sting more than one time as opposed to the      

              honey bees?____________________________________________________  

Answer 1

a)AHB is more defensive of its colony than EHB.

b)AHB swarms less frequently per year than EHB.

c)It is the multiple stinging that makes AHB more dangerous.

As the venom quality is no more potent than EHB.

d)No.

Unlike wasps and hornets,honey bees can Sting once and die afterwards.

e)Honey bees cannot sting multiple times because its stinger become stuck in the skin of its victim when it attack.But the stinger of the wasps is smooth like needle and it can Sting multiple times.