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ScienceHigh-speed video shows how honey bee stingers pump venom

Researchers found that a honey bee’s stinger can keep penetrating tissue and pumping venom after the bee has flown away. The process relies on an interlocking, double-piston-like mechanism, whose pumping action had not previously been directly observed.

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AArs Technica★★☆☆☆2026-10-13 13:03Original

High-speed video shows how honey bee stingers pump venom
High-speed video shows how honey bee stingers pump venomScience