Bee venom is acidic, with a pH of between 5.0 and 5.5.
Wasp venom is nearly neutral, with a pH of 6.8 to 6.9.
Nettle sting contains formic acid (also known as methanoic acid), as does the sting of the red ant.
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A wasp sting is a base because it is alkali.
A wasp sting contains formic acid, making it acidic in nature.
Probably neither. The stinging hairs on the nettle would not be strong enough to penetrate the wasp's exoskeleton, and the wasp would have no reason to sting the nettle.
It is an alkali
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the wasp sting is full of venom which is alkaline
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.
Wasp venom has a pH of 6.8 to 6.9, so is pretty well neutral.
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.
It neutralizes because an acid is added to the sting which is in a liquid form this sting is also an alkali this means that when you put a bit of acid in it makes it turn green which on the PH scale means that is is a neutral thing!
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