When a bee stings you, its barbed stinger pierces the skin releasing venom. When it tries to fly off, the stinger is ripped from the bee, leaving behind the venom sac, muscles, and nerves, resulting in the bee’s death. Although fatal for the bee, by remaining in the skin, the sting...
Bee stings are painful enough, but leaving the stinger in your skin can cause further pain. Since bees release venom through their stingers, it's important that you remove the stinger from your skin as quickly as you can. After removing...