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How do Bees Sting?
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When the bee is threatened, it will sting you. It does this by placing the stinger into your skin. It will also release an alarm pheromone, which will attract other bees to come and sting you. The venom stack is attached to the top of the stinger to release the venom into your skin. Q&A Related to "How do Bees Sting?"
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In order to treat a bee sting you must first remove the stinger as soon as possible with a pair of sterilized tweezers. An old wives tale to treat a bee sting would be placing tobacco
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You can make a baking soda and water paste to put on a bee sting if you are stung. The first thing is to make sure the stinger is not in there still and then wash the area good and
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If the patient has a history of allergic reactions to insect bites, contact your hospital immediately. Otherwise, your first step should be to ensure that the stinger did not remain
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Bees sting because it is their only means of self defense. The honey that they bees made is very important to them and their colony as a whole, so they want to protect it.
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