muscles continue to 
even though the sting is 
now entirely separated from the bee, 
\\ and every bit of poison will be pumped 
“out of the poison bag into your finger. 
So you see Miss Apis’s sting continues 
to do the best it can, and to hurt you as 
much as possible, even after it has been 
completely torn from her body. 
In fact, if you touch a sting newly 
removed from a bee, you will get stung 
by it. There is no doubt that it is a 
very reliable weapon. 
In her fright and anger, Miss Apis does 
not stop to consider what will happen if 
she stings you, but stings first and thinks 
afterwards. 
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