Another Dumbledore Speculation

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 16857

Haggridd:"Zoologically, since the beesting is an integral part of its 
hindleg, and is barbed, in the act of stinging an animal with a tough 
hide the sting, leg and whatever else is pulled from the bee and the 
bee dies.  This doesn't happen when they sting other bees.  This give 
rise to  another branch for speculation, does it not?  Will Dumbledore 
die because he finally uses his sting?"

The effect you describe happens to honeybees, apis mellifera, but not 
to many other hymenoptera.  I don't think (but am not sure) it happens 
to bumblebees, which is the literal meaning of Dumbledore's name.

Hey, anything is possible unless JKR says it isn't.