Title: Bee sting - Wikipedia
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Bee sting
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Bee sting
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Puncture wound caused by a bee's stinger
For other uses, see Bee sting (disambiguation). Medical condition
Bee sting

The stinger of a black honey bee separated from the body and attached to a protective dressing
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Emergency medicine
A bee sting is a wound caused by the stinger from a female bee ( honey bee, bumblebee, sweat bee, carpenter bee, digger bee, etc.) being injected into one's flesh. The stings of most of these species can be quite painful, and are therefore keenly avoided by most people. Bee stings differ from insect bites, and the venom or toxin of stinging insects is quite different. Therefore, the body's reaction to a bee sting may differ significantly from one species to another. While bee stings are slightly acidic, this has little or no influence over the body's reaction, which is instead determined largely by allergic reaction to venom components. The most aggressive stinging insects are vespid wasps (including bald-faced hornets and other yellowjackets) as well as hornets (such as the Asian giant hornet ). All of these insects aggressively defend their nests. Although for most people a bee sting is painful but otherwise relatively harmless, in people with insect sting allergy, stings may trigger a dangerous anaphylactic reaction that is potentially deadly.