The Hive and the Honey-Bee, by Rev. L.L. Langstroth, Part 3
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The Mechanism of the Sting
The sting, when subjected to microscopic examination, exhibits a very curious and complicated mechanism. At its root are situated two glands by which the poison is secreted. There are four barbs on the outside of each piercer. The extremity of the sting being barbed like an arrow, the bee can seldom withdraw it. In losing her sting, she parts with a portion of her intestines and of necessity soon perishes.
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