Monday, October 12, 2026
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High-speed video reveals how honey bee stingers keep pumping venom after detachment

Australian scientists have used high-speed video to uncover the unique mechanism that allows a honey bee's stinger to continue to pump venom into its target even after it has separated from the bee's body.

High-speed video reveals how honey bee stingers keep pumping venom after detachment
Image: Phys.org
Australian scientists have used high-speed video to uncover the unique mechanism that allows a honey bee's stinger to continue to pump venom into its target even after it has separated from the bee's body.

Originally published at Phys.org

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