🐝 The Buzz on Bee Stingers Stinging Mechanism: A bee’s stinger is a complex apparatus designed to defend. It is a modified ovipositor that delivers venom through a hollow needle-like structure . Barbed Design: The stinger is equipped with barbs that latch onto the victim, ensuring venom is effectively delivered. This barbing makes the stinger difficult to withdraw, often leading to the bee’s demise . Venom Delivery: When a bee stings, muscles pump venom down through the stinger and into the tar

27K views · 973 reactions | Carmine bee-eaters use their long slender bill to pluck bees out of the air. Then, to neutralize their dangerous sting, they’ll smash the bee against the ground, several times. Tales From Zambia | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook