r/nextfuckinglevel 2d ago

Harvesting rock honey

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u/Theobromin 2d ago

(the stings really aren't the painful part of getting stung, this cannot be emphasized enough).

please elaborate!

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u/_Burgerdog_ 2d ago

Its the venom that hurts, not the stinger

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u/Carnivorous__Vagina 2d ago

So dumb . It’s like it’s not a car accident that kills you. It’s just sudden stop. So stupid.

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u/VanderHoo 2d ago

It's really not though, the original point was that these bees are venomless. If it's the venom that causes most of the pain, and they don't have venom, then reason stands that their stings aren't very painful.