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Isha Yiras Hashem's avatar

Cannot believe I missed this. So fascinating as usual. I've never been stung by a bee.

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Mercenary Pen's avatar

Wow, I hope by mentioning it you didn't just jinx your unbroken record!

Here's an easy way to reduce the number of stings you experience: don't become a beekeeper haha!

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Isha Yiras Hashem's avatar

I'm actually kind of curious. My second post ever was about how I deliberately tried poison ivy. But now I'm a responsible mother and won't go out of my way to find such experiences.

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Mercenary Pen's avatar

I will need to read that one! The farmer who lives near us told me how he grew up eating poison ivy berries. I’m not sure if he was trolling though.

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Ellen's avatar

I enjoyed the article very much. To completely understand how a bee sting works I went on YouTube and viewed How Do Bee Stingers Work by Stated Clearly 4-27-23. Unbelievable the system of parts to a bee sting!

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Mercenary Pen's avatar

Truly is amazing! The fact that the stinger is a modified female reproductive system is kind of alarming haha

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