wake1. 1  to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up). 2  to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one's daydreams. 3  to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken: to wake to the true situation. 4  to be or continue to be awake: Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you.
Note: A dead beeâs stinger can sting you, and the force of your weight on the beeâs body can result in venom injection. So, donât step on, sit on, or play with dead bees.
The same is true for wasps. So most bees and wasps can sting you, pull the stinger out of your skin, and fly off before you can yell Ouch!. Solitary bees, bumblebees, and wasps do not die when they sting you. In honey bee workers, the stinger has fairly large, backward-facing barbs on the lancets.