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Apitoxin
Apitoxin is the venom of the honey bee, a mixture of peptides and enzymes produced in worker bees' abdominal glands, and the raw material for venom immunotherapy against bee sting allergy and bee venom acupuncture.
Bee sting
Bee sting: defensive venom injection via a female bee's barbed, modified ovipositor. Honey bee stinger and venom sac detach and keep pumping (140–150 µg venom); bee dies after one sting, unlike wasps. Covers venom components, allergy, VIT, first aid, Africanized bees.
Melittin
Melittin is the main venom component of the European honeybee, a 26-amino-acid peptide that disrupts cell membranes and is studied for antimicrobial and anticancer activity.