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THE POISON OF THE BEE
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-poison-of-the-bee.
Admitting that there is a difference in the nature of the venom, I fail to see that this has any bearing on the problem in hand.
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I have discussed elsewhere the stings administered by the Wasps to their prey. Now chemistry comes and puts a spoke in the wheel of our arguments, telling us that the poison of the Bees is not the same as that of the Wasps. The Bees' is complex and formed of two elements, acid and alkaline. The Wasps' possess only the acid element; and it is to this very acidity and not to the 'so-called' skill of the operators that the preservation of the provisions is due. (The author's numerous essays on the Wasps will form the contents of later works. In the meantime, cf. "Insect Life," by J.H. Fabre, translated by the author of "Mademoiselle Mori": chapters 4 to 12, and 14 to 18; and "The Life and Love of the Insect," by J. Henri Fabre, translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos: chapters 11, 12 and 17.—Translator's Note.)
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By HackerNoonThis story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-poison-of-the-bee.
Admitting that there is a difference in the nature of the venom, I fail to see that this has any bearing on the problem in hand.
Check more stories related to science at: https://hackernoon.com/c/science.
You can also check exclusive content about #science, #non-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #books, #jean-henri-fabre, #ebooks, #bramble-bees-and-others, and more.
This story was written by: @jeanhenrifabre. Learn more about this writer by checking @jeanhenrifabre's about page,
and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
I have discussed elsewhere the stings administered by the Wasps to their prey. Now chemistry comes and puts a spoke in the wheel of our arguments, telling us that the poison of the Bees is not the same as that of the Wasps. The Bees' is complex and formed of two elements, acid and alkaline. The Wasps' possess only the acid element; and it is to this very acidity and not to the 'so-called' skill of the operators that the preservation of the provisions is due. (The author's numerous essays on the Wasps will form the contents of later works. In the meantime, cf. "Insect Life," by J.H. Fabre, translated by the author of "Mademoiselle Mori": chapters 4 to 12, and 14 to 18; and "The Life and Love of the Insect," by J. Henri Fabre, translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos: chapters 11, 12 and 17.—Translator's Note.)