Bee stingers work like saws to pump venom
High-speed video and 3D scans showed two tiny valves act as collapsible pistons, helping the detached stinger deliver venom continuously.
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Honeybees risk their lives to sting humans. This is because when a stinger becomes embedded in human skin, it detaches along with the internal organs. High-speed camera footage revealed that the stinger embedded in the skin was an autonomous weapon left behind in enemy territory. Although separated from the honeybee, it continued to inject venom like an automatic machine. A research team led by Professor Sridhar Ravi of the University of New Sou…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Joo-young = When a honeybee stings, the stinger becomes embedded in the animal's skin, but it continues to inject venom even in that state. The small honeybee stinger separated from the body...
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Scientists solve mystery behind honeybee's sting
The design that allows the honeybee's stinger to continue pumping after coming free of its owner has been...
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BIOENGINEER.ORGHoney Bee Stinger Revealed as Tiny Autonomous Double-Piston Venom Pump
High-speed video has revealed that the honey bee's detached stinger functions as a sophisticated autonomous double-piston micropump that keeps injecting venom into its target.
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