Sting

The honeybees with which Americans are most familiar are European honeybees that began arriving in the New World with the Spanish explorers. In the centuries since, honeybees from the Old World comprised virtually all of the bees kept for pollination and honey production. In the 1950s, a research scientist in Brazil imported some bees from Africa to breed with European honeybees. African bees displayed greater resistance to disease and produced more honey than their European cousins. The…

Theme. A theme describes the message or the lesson that the author is trying to share. In the novel A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, the theme is nature can present many challenges to humans. For example, on page eight it states, “Then she picked up another thorn and used it to poke and prod at the first one. She pressed her lips together against the pain.’’ This shows how Nya stands out from the rest of us when instead of crying to her mom like most of us would, she took another thorn…

transformation Kate has gone through physically as she is starved and poorly clothed and mentally as Petruchio's thoughts dictate her words. In the beginning, Kate the shrew uses her language to sting like a bee: “If I be waspish, best beware my sting” (2.1.213). But by the end, Kate's words do not sting but soothe as they flow with the status quo: “Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, thy head, thy sovereign: one that cares for thee” (5.1.158-159). Kate has not been molded into…

As they approached the beach, they saw the purple flags and no swimming signs. They asked the lifeguard why the purple fag was up, and the lifeguard said one word, “jellyfish.” Jellyfish can paralyze and kill other small animals, and sometimes they kill humans. Most jellyfish are transparent and have very long tentacles. These are good qualities for a predator. However, now you can buy anti-jellyfish sunscreen. Many cultures cook and eat jellyfish, and we are using them in medical research.…

was running from my friend Connor when I decided to run under the slides, where a hornets nest happened to be right above. One of the worker bees saw me and flew straight for me. The first thing he did was sting me right below my ear. I swatted at it instinctively, missing, which made it sting me one more time before it flew away.As soon as it was gone I ran up the side of the hill to the recess monitor, although the pain made it quite difficult. “I got stung by a bee,” I said as I started…

to higher risk consequences of the more serious systemic reactions (8). When hypersensitivity to Hymenoptera allergies develops and is unknown to the host, systemic reactions are more likely to occur and result in death (5,8). Hymenoptera insects sting to inject their venom which then can permeate the blood stream and connective tissues of the host (5,8). A person can develop a Hymenoptera allergy after the first administered dose of venom (2,8). Hypersensitivity is the over-reaction of the…

away from your feet. You can’t see what it is, but little do you know, you just barely escaped a very painful attack. Stingrays are both dangerous and very interesting animals, from their amazing camouflaging abilities, to their incredibly painful stings. Stingrays have such incredible camouflaging abilities, they can practically hide in plain site. Stingrays come in a multitude of colors that help them hide. To aid their hiding, they spend most of their time hidden under the sand mostly only…

temptation of sin. The wasp falls into a web, the trap set by the spider who represents the devil, yet "thy whorl pins did not clasp." The spider does not attack the wasp in fear that "he should fling/ His sting." This "sting," the trump card of the wasp, is given by God. Edwards uses the wasp and its sting to show that God helps his people who follow him by giving them power and strength to escape the…

population which resides in water bodies. With above 350 various kinds of Jellyfish in the world, here is a list of the Top 10 most beautiful Jellyfish on Earth. 10. RHOPILEMA ESCULENTUM Rhopilema is an edible jellyfish although it is thought that their stings can cause harm to man and there lies a paradox! It is also famed as the 'China type' and have a slight red colour and a smooth umbrella with a diameter of 300-600 millimeter. They form…

end the illegal trafficking of sexually exploited children. In its most recent undercover operation, 73 of the FBI’s local, state and federal child exploitation task forces including more than 500 law enforcement officers participated in a covert stings at hotels, casinos, truck stops and other locations known to be frequented by pimps and prostitutes in Atlanta, Denver, Knoxville, Alexandria, Jackson, Los Angels, Portland, Sacramento and Seattle. As a result of their efforts, 149 underage…