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stinging insect |
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stinging insect Entomology A hymenopteran that stings Types Aphids–eg, honeybees, bumblebees; vespids–eg, hornets, yellow jackets; wasps; stinging apparatus consists of a venom-filled sac attached to a barbed stinger; the multiple
barbs on the honeybee's stinger cause it to detach, resulting in the honeybee's death; the vespid stinger has fewer barbs, allowing it to sting many times. See Hymenopteran hypersensitivity, Venom. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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