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 proteins ...

When a bee stings, the act triggers a chain of biological events that it cannot survive. The structure of the stinger, combined with the bee’s anatomy, causes severe internal damage after contact.

Dr. David Golden answers the question: 'Bee Sting Provokes Swelling?' — -- Question: If I was stung by a bee and just had local swelling, does that mean I am at high risk for a more severe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Africanized honey bees, also referred to as "killer bees," are currently found in 13 states and are now slowly spreading northward ...

It did. The bee stings happened over at the loop behind me just as school was beginning this morning. The superintendent and the fire chief say that 40 students were stung. 40 students were stung.

Larry Goodwin, 62, died after being stung 3,000 times by Africanized bees. June 3, 2013 — -- The family of a Texas man attacked and killed by a huge swarm of Africanized killer bees said Larry ...