h ould ARS 
K never sting Ff 
== think afterwards. One should 
unle’ ss it becomes absolutely necessary. 
There ave cases where one might better 
sting and die than live and not sting, but 
such cases are rare. 
The American Revolution is one of them, 
but that happened a long time ago and 
has nothing to do with bees, anyway. 
In spite of her reliable sting, Miss Apis 
is often eaten. 
A good many birds are fond of bees, 
and other creatures, particularly bears, eat 
them. 
It is truer to say that bears like onep, 
but they are willing to eat it, bees and all. 
Bears are great honey thieves, and there 
are many stories told of their efforts to 
3 
