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Honey bee stinger, SEM

Scanning electron microscope image of a Honey Bee Stinger, (Apis mellifera). The large sack on the left produces the poison. Once the barbs are set into the victim, the poison flows between the two blades of the stinger. Magnification: x50 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Title:

Honey bee stinger, SEM

Caption:

Scanning electron microscope image of a Honey Bee Stinger, (Apis mellifera). The large sack on the left produces the poison. Once the barbs are set into the victim, the poison flows between the two blades of the stinger. Magnification: x50 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / TED KINSMAN

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Image size:

3600 x 2700 px | 27.8 MB

Print size:

30.5 x 22.9 cm | 12.0 x 9.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANIMAL • APIDAE • APINAE • APIS • BARBS • BEE • BUG (INSECT) • BUG • ELECTRON • HONEY • HONEYBEE • INSECT • INSECTA • MAGNIFIED • MELLIFERA • MICROGRAPH • MICROSCOPIC • MICROSCOPY • POISON • POISONOUS • SACK • SCANNING • SEM • STING • STINGER • STINGERS • STINGS • VENOM • VENOMOUS