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The best way to get a bee stinger out without squeezing more venom into your skin is to use your fingernails. Gently scrape along your skin in the direction of the poison sac (the rounded bit at the non-pointy end of the stinger). Try not to press down on the sac because that will just pump more venom in. If you tug gently, the stinger will pop back out of your skin. You can then wash the area. If it hurts a lot, you can take some Tylenol or Advil, and can also take some Benadryl for the swelling and itching.

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Can you describe a bee stinger?

A bee stinger is a sharp, needle-like structure located at the end of a bee's abdomen. It is used to inject venom into the skin of its target. When a bee stings, the stinger detaches from the bee's body, causing the bee to die shortly after.


What is the verb for bee?

The feminine of a bee is a worker bee. A male bee is a drone. All hives have one queen bee in charge.


Is a bee a mollusk?

no a bee isn't a mollusk.


Is a honey bee or bumble bee larger?

Bumble bee.


What does a bee stinger look like?

The part of the stinger that penetrates the skin is comparable to a short, thin, amber cactus needle with a circular venom sack on the end which has a second non-stinging and much shorter point that looks similar to the but is not another stinger. I would describe the venom sack as looking like a burr you get from the grass but with only one "pricker" If you want to see a picture type in bee stinger on google.com and search there images.To remove a bee sting, do not grip it between finger and thumb and pull. This will squeeze all the remaining venom out of the venom sac and into your skin. Rather, use a tool. The best is a pair of needle nosed (aka snipe-nosed) pliers with really thin ends to the jaws. Grip the sting just where it enters the skin and pull it out. It will stick a bit because a bee sting has a barb.If you don't have these, use a knife with a thin blade; place it flat on the skin with the sharp edge facing the venom sac. Slide it carefully forwards so that it passes smoothly under the venom sac and contacts the sharp end of the stinger. Keep up a gentle but steady pressure until the sting stands up away from the skin; turn it right over and stroke it away.Failing a knife, you can try with a playing card or even a credit card. These last are not easy; most bee-keepers carry just three tools: a smoker ( which tends to stop bees stinging them ), a small sharp pen-knife and a pair of tweezers with the ends ground down.

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How do you treat itching bee sting?

squeez the needle out and suck out the infection and then finger yourself so hard wif the poison and die!


Epi is a slang term for what?

Epi Pen, a needle that has a histamine blocker to stop severe allergic reactions to things such as nuts and bee stings.


Can you describe a bee stinger?

A bee stinger is a sharp, needle-like structure located at the end of a bee's abdomen. It is used to inject venom into the skin of its target. When a bee stings, the stinger detaches from the bee's body, causing the bee to die shortly after.


Is a stinger more painful than needle?

Sometimes a stinger can be more painful because a wasp, bee, or hornet injects poison at the site of the sting which can really increase the acuteness of the pain.


How is bee venom immunotherapy done?

Bee venom therapy involves the injection of venom by a needle, insertion of the stinger, or stinging by live bees. While a licensed physician must give injections, other treatments can be done by a bee venom therapist


Why would you want to pull bee stingers out of thebody carfully and quickly?

Because what a bee leaves behind is more than a simple needle, its a full hypodermic ... with a bulb full of toxin (and the muscles to squeeze it). Quick removal will reduce the amount of toxin injected - IF you don't squeeze it while its still inside your skin.


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the difference between a bee and a bee is "and"


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