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What is the safest way to remove a bee stinger?
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Quickly: A bee's stinger is barbed and frequently remains stuck in your skin. The stinger apparatus has venom in it and will continue to pump it in after the bee has separated from it. So you want to get it out quickly, and without squeezing the rest of the venom into you. Take the edge of a credit card and scrape it parallel to the skin which will dislodge the stinger but not compress the remaining venom.
Answered 7/17/2018
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See below: If it is a honey bee stinger with the venom sack and musculature still attached, use a credit card or small flat object to scrape the area and remove the stinger. Do not squeeze or use tweezers as this will inject more venom into the site.
Answered 8/24/2015
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