The Bee Stinger

A bee stinger does not pierce like a sword, but burrows like a mole. Attached to the hollow poison shaft are two long, barbed lancets that take turns digging into your thick mammal skin. Just in place, the venom will continue pouring into your body for minutes after the bee has fallen away. The pain you feel spreading from the sting is the result of a protein called melatonin that causes your cell membranes to burst open. Histamine makes blood vessels permeable causing capillaries to leak and inflame.