. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. A STING IS WORSE FOR THE STINGER THAN THE STUNG The bee inserts its tiny harpoon in tlie flesh (1) so firmly tliat when attempting to withdraw it (2 and 3) the barb is severed from its body, tearing its delicate tissues and killing the bee. After a bee stings, scrape out the still throbbing stinger (4); pulling it forces more poison into the wound.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appeara
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. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. A STING IS WORSE FOR THE STINGER THAN THE STUNG The bee inserts its tiny harpoon in tlie flesh (1) so firmly tliat when attempting to withdraw it (2 and 3) the barb is severed from its body, tearing its delicate tissues and killing the bee. After a bee stings, scrape out the still throbbing stinger (4); pulling it forces more poison into the wound.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society