STINGS OP INSECTS. 619 



two barbed darts, which will penetrate the flesh deeply, 

 and, from a peculiar arrangement & their serrated edges, 

 their immediate withdrawal is prevented ; by the great 

 muscular effort required for this purpose, a small sac or 



Fig. 279. 



i Sting of Wasp. 2, Sting of Bee. (The small circles show each nearly tha 

 full size.) 



