sting should 



be extracted 



at once, because if 



rem \ju ains in your finger 



its j/"^ muscles continue to 



*wo4^rk, ^ even though the sting is 



now entirely separated from the bee, 



every bit of poison will be pumped 



'out of the poison bag into your fmger. 



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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