Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a bee stings, it injects venom, which contains a complex mixture of ...

The bee's stinger injects venom into the skin. The venom is what causes the symptoms. A severe life-threatening allergic reaction is called anaphylaxis. The main symptoms are hives with trouble ...

To treat a sting and help relieve the pain, dermatologists offer these tips. It can happen fast. One minute the kids are all playing peacefully outside on a warm, spring day. The next minute a ...

For decades scientists assumed these insects looked so much like orchids as a form of camouflage. But they were wrong. They ...

Note: tetanus is the "T" in DTaP, TdaP, or Td vaccines. The main symptoms are pain, tingling and numbness only in the sting area. Symptoms shouldn't be any worse than a bad bee sting. Sometimes, the ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – If you’ve ever been stung by a bee, you likely remember the sharp sting and discomfort. However, an Abilene bee expert suggests that there might be surprising ...

That's what scientists thought until a few years ago a group of researchers decided to put that hypothesis to the test. In 2014, scientists did systematic field testing to see how adult female orchid ...

I was about ten years old when a horse fly bit me. I was on a camping trip. I saw the giant fly land on my leg. It went to ...

Wasps will generally not bother people when their nests are not near human activity. When wasp nests occur close to where people are active, the nests should be eliminated to minimize the risk of ...

while the song’s striking music video (shot in California’s Mojave Desert and featuring Sting being driven in a Jaguar S-Type by a masked female chauffeur) led to Jaguar featuring the video in ...

A company director has died ten days after suffering a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting. Graham Williamson, who was 6ft 5in tall and weighed 17stone, collapsed when the insect stung him on ...