. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Sting of Bees. »3i This organ in the worker bee is straight, and not curved as is the sting of the queen. The poison which is emitted in stinging, and which causes the severe pain, is an acid fluid, wliich is secreted by a double tubular gland, (Fig. 23, Fig. SHm^ -witA Lancets drawn one side, cross-section of Sting, ond a Lancet, vntch maffnijied, C Poison sac M Tube from sac to reservoir, 5 Reservoir. A Awl. -B, B Lancets. E, E Valves, f/, U Barbs. O, O Openings from Iiollow in H Hollow in awl. /,/Hollows in lancets
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Sting of Bees. »3i This organ in the worker bee is straight, and not curved as is the sting of the queen. The poison which is emitted in stinging, and which causes the severe pain, is an acid fluid, wliich is secreted by a double tubular gland, (Fig. 23, Fig. SHm^ -witA Lancets drawn one side, cross-section of Sting, ond a Lancet, vntch maffnijied, C Poison sac M Tube from sac to reservoir, 5 Reservoir. A Awl. -B, B Lancets. E, E Valves, f/, U Barbs. O, O Openings from Iiollow in H Hollow in awl. /,/Hollows in lancets. lancets. T, 2" Ridges in awl. T* Groove in lancet. pig), and stored in a sac (Fig. 51, c, and 23,/, c,) which is about the size of a flax seed. This sac is connected by a tube (Fig. 51,tI/) with the reservoir of the sting. The sting is a triple organ consisting of three sharp hollow spears, which are very srnooth and of exquisite polish. If we mag-. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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