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  2. Bee sting - Wikipedia

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    A bee sting is the wound and pain caused by the stinger of a female bee puncturing skin. Bee stings differ from insect bites, with the venom of stinging insects having considerable chemical variation. The reaction of a person to a bee sting may vary according to the bee species.

  3. Mosquitoes, bees, ticks and more: How to treat bites and ...

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    Then, put a cold pack on the sting for 15 minutes or so, and use a hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion to help with the itching. Wasps and yellow jackets “For wasps, sanitation is important ...

  4. Arthropod bites and stings - Wikipedia

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    Feeding bites may also contain digestive enzymes, as in spiders; spider bites have primarily evolved to paralyse and then digest prey. A sting comes from the abdomen; in most insects (which are all largely hymenopterans), the stinger is a modified ovipositor, [16] which protrudes from the abdomen. The sting consists of an insertion wound, and ...

  5. Characteristics of common wasps and bees - Wikipedia

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    Sting Barbed. Kills bee; [g] continues pumping. Smooth; can repeat. Retracts. Sting Pain [3] 2 2 1.5–3 depending on species 2 (Vespula pensylvanica) 2 2.x 4.0+ [4] [failed verification] Lights Not attracted to lights at night unless nest is disturbed, or light is placed near hive, or bee is sick. [5] Attracted to lights at night [6] [7] Lives in

  6. Bee swarm attacks California family hospitalizing 3 and ... - AOL

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report stating that between 2011 and 2021 there were 788 deaths from hornet, wasp, and bee stings, an average of 72 deaths per year. The ...

  7. Texas man, 75, dies after being stung by dozens of bees ... - AOL

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    Officials said Bryce Smith suffered more than 60 bee stings to his face and neck. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...

  8. Stinger - Wikipedia

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    Unlike most other stings, honey bee workers' stings are strongly barbed and lodge in the flesh of mammals upon use, tearing free from the honey bee's body, killing the bee within minutes. [2] The sting has its own ganglion, and it continues to saw into the target's flesh and release venom for several minutes. This trait is of obvious ...

  9. North Texas man who was stung in attack by swarm of bees dies ...

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    A man who was attacked by bees last month in North Richland Hills has died, according to his longtime partner.. Patricia Byrns, 74, told KDFW-TV that she and 72-year-old Lonnie Dorsey were ...