stinger; poisonous barb
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stinger; venomous barbed sting at the rear of bees, wasps, etc.
Technical term in entomology referring specifically to the modified ovipositor of female Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants) used for defense. The barbed structure often causes the stinger to remain embedded in the victim, tearing away from the insect's body (fatal for honeybees).
Mì蜜
fēng蜂
de的
shì螫
zhēn针
shàng上
yǒu有
dào倒
gōu钩
，
zhē蜇
rén人
hòu后
zì自
jǐ己
huì会
sǐ死
wáng亡
。
A bee's stinger has barbs, so the bee dies after stinging someone.
Gōng工
fēng蜂
yòng用
shì螫
zhēn针
bǎo保
hù护
fēng蜂
cháo巢
bù不
shòu受
rù入
qīn侵
zhě者
qīn侵
hài害
。
Worker bees use their stingers to protect the hive from intruders.
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Bèi被
hú胡
fēng蜂
de的
shì螫
zhēn针
zhē蜇
dào到
huì会
yǐn引
qǐ起
jù剧
liè烈
téng疼
tòng痛
hé和
zhǒng肿
zhàng胀
。
Getting stung by a wasp's stinger causes severe pain and swelling.