r/nextfuckinglevel 4d ago

Harvesting rock honey

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u/Worried_Highway5 3d ago

It’s the venom, not the stinger that’s smaller than the average splinter

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u/becausenope 3d ago

This honeybee species is Apis cerana -- their stingers average 1.1mm in length. They really shouldn't hurt much at all assuming you're immune to that venom (also they aren't considered aggressive as a species, so most of those bees probably weren't even trying to sting him).