Can Wasps Sting Multiple Times?

When a wasp such as a yellow jacket stings, it spreads out pheromones that call on other wasps to attack. Thus, through sheer quantity, wasps can inflict more harm than bees, even though a bee's bite has more venom.

How Does a Wasp Sting?
- A wasp has a smooth stinger that can slide in and out of its prey easily.
  
  A wasp carries its venom sac in its belly. When it attacks, it hooks two barbed lancets into its victim to secure its position and then inserts a smooth, syringe-like stinger deep into its prey. A wasp can sting multiple times without harm to itself. A bee, on the other hand, has a stinger with hooks, and its venom sac is ripped away from its body when it flies away, according to .
Content of Venom
- Wasp venom contains serotonin, among other substances.
  
  According to a study by Martin Grief and his colleagues, published in the February 2009 issue of the Cases Journal, wasp venom contains substances that affect blood vessels and can cause a coronary attack, especially in people who suffer from heart disease.
Effects
- Go to the emergency room if you experience excessively heavy breathing from allergic reactions.
  
  A study by Danish researcher H. Mosbech published in 1983, on the causes of death from wasps and bees, revealed that the stings can kill a person within 45 minutes from anaphylactic shock, which is an allergic reaction, or within two hours from other reasons, including suffocation from inflammation of the airways. A person who was stung before is more likely to have a serious reaction.

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