Honey Bee Stings-When threatened, they are dedicated to deliver!featured

These 4 stingers and venom sac apparatus were removed from my heavy-gauge denim work overalls when I visited the bee yard this morning. The denim took the brunt of the stings, but not before one stinger pierced my skin and delivered its venom.

You can see an intact venom sac in the upper left. Apparently, the inherent pumping mechanism had not started.