A wasp sting is a base because it is alkali.
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Formic acid.
the wasp sting is full of venom which is alkaline
A bee sting is acidic and a wasp sting is alkaline so that makes them have acid and alkali in them....!
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The base or antacid in a wasp sting is called magnesium hydroxide. There are other active acids that cause the pain from the sting.
The wasp sting venom is alkaline, and so can be treated with a mild acid like vinegar to reduce the pain. By contrast the bee sting is acidic. An easy way to remember is that the word 'bee' has fewer letters than wasp, and the word 'acid' has fewer letters than alkali.
A wasp sting is not acidic but a bee sting is. A wasp sting is actually pH 10 alkali so if you had a wasp sting and put some fizzy drink on it, it SHOULD help because fizzy drinks are pH 4 and it should balance it out.
Put vinegar on it to neutralise it because a wasp sting is a base.