
Lheir Defcription, &c. 65 
_ The Mutfcles of the Sheath are ftrong, by 
which it eafily enters the Flefh of Man or 
Beaft. es Bi ag Saree | 
From the whole it is plain, that what 
appears darting forth from the Body of the 
‘Bee, is not properly the Sting, but only 
the Sheath wherein it is inclafed. And it is 
‘eafy to tell when the Infect fhoots . forth 
‘this Inftrument, (tho’ neither feen nor felt) 
merely by the Smell, which is not in the 
leaft difagreeable, | Aa | 
_ Frequently I have obferved, when the 
Infect hath fhot forth this Part, with an 
Intention of Revenge, or in it’s own necef- 
fary Defence, at, or near it’s Extremity, a 
 jittle Drop of that Poifon, which upon thé 
firft PanGture infinuates itfelf into the Wound. 
Whence it is not unreafonable to conclude, 
this alone, piercing or penetrating the Skin 
and Flefh, is fufficient to inje&t the faid 
“Poifon, without the Affiftance of the two 
Datts; yet thefe may be inftrumental in 
fixing it fafter in the Flefh; as I have oft 
beheld it, when tore off from the Body of 
the Bee, working itfelf ftill deeper into the 
Wound. sige es Shae 
‘Thus have we (tho very inperfectly) 
viewed theit principal Parts; the feveral Or- 
gans, or Implements, Nature has furnifhed 
them withal, for the effectual Execution 
of their Defigns; whether of Subfiftence or 
Defence. ; 
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