. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. 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 ) National Geographic Society " Paintings by Hashime Murayaraa ONCE A BEE HAS DRUNK AT A POOL, IT RETURNS AGAIN AND AGAIN Honeybees consume quantities of water, as do cows, for
. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. 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 ) National Geographic Society " Paintings by Hashime Murayaraa ONCE A BEE HAS DRUNK AT A POOL, IT RETURNS AGAIN AND AGAIN Honeybees consume quantities of water, as do cows, for the^y must supply water and the creamy secretion called " royal jelly " on which are fed the queen and larvae during brood rearing. Honeybees always attend strictly to business while drinking, and will not attempt to sting unless molested. IV. 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 Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society
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