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Wasps can sting multiple times because their stingers lack barbs.

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Is it true that wasps can sting multiple times because their stingers lack barbs?

Yes. Two sources state directly that wasps have smooth, unbarbed stingers and can therefore sting repeatedly, while bees' barbed stingers are lost after one sting. Two further sources confirm wasps can sting multiple times but do not address the barb anatomy.

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why can a queen wasp sting many times but a worker bee ...
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why can a queen wasp sting many times but a worker bee.... (n.d.). biology.stackexchange.com. https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/80274/why-can-a-queen-wasp-sting-many-times-but-a-worker-bee-can-only-sting-once

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Stings in humans by a parasitoid wasp of the genus Sclerodermus (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Venezuela
2021
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Charles, B., Karen, B., & M., G. J. (2021). Stings in humans by a parasitoid wasp of the genus Sclerodermus (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Venezuela. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4568458

Hymenoptera Stings
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Hymenoptera Stings. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ctsap.2006.10.002

Insects and Bugs
2009
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Karen, S. (2009). Insects and Bugs. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ864763

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