Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 280
tainone of his colonies to become so infuriated as tosting everybody and everything within reach. Hedeclared, upon a subsequent examination, thatthere was scarcely a bee in that whole colonywhich did not show unmistakable evidence ofhaving lost its sting in the uproar just mentioned.Now, the… … THE STING OF A HONEY-REE, GREATLY MAGNIFIEDTO SHOW THE BARBS. if it does lose the sting, whether the loss kills thebee. Formerly it was generally supposed, be-cause the sting is barbed, that the bee could notpull it out after stinging, and that the loss ofthe sting is fatal. Probably no part of any…
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