Watch a Bee’s Stinger Keep Pumping Venom After the Bee Is Gone

Anyone who’s ever been stung by a bee knows how painful it can be. Now, for reportedly the first time, scientists have captured an incredibly detailed and up-close look at how these stingers work to cause us and other animals so much misery.

Using high-speed cameras, researchers in Australia recorded bee stingers delivering venom into a clear gel meant to mimic human skin. Among other things, they found that these stingers pump venom through a unique dual-piston mechanism that operates…