Scientists film how honeybee stingers keep pumping venom
High-speed footage shows a honeybee's barbed stinger lodged in flesh, continuing to release venom after the bee flies off and dies.
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What happened
Scientists have recorded high-speed footage of a honeybee's barbed stinger burrowing into flesh. The footage shows the stinger keeps delivering venom after the bee flies away and dies. A later science roundup also cited new research on how bee stingers work.
Why it matters
The research shows how a bee's stinger keeps injecting venom even after the bee is gone.
Coverage
- The mechanics of honeybee stingers, microplastic health risks and new findings on postmenopausal ovaries (scientificamerican.com)
- Incredible frame-by-frame footage captures honeybee stinger action for the first time (New York Post)
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