Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Animal Life > Arthropods > Insects > Wasps Bees and Hornets > Are bee stings hard to remove?

Are bee stings hard to remove?

In: Wasps Bees and Hornets [Edit categories]

Answer:

Bee stings are usually not hard to remove. Take a rigid card (for example a credit card,) and gently scrape along the skin opposite to the direction it entered until it comes out. Don't try to take it out with tweezers because you may crack the stinger causing more "poison" to get into the bloodstream and you may leave fragments of the stinger in the skin.

Generally, the "poison" is not actually poisonous unless the person is allergic to bee stings.

First answer by ID1212312086. Last edit by ID1212312086. Question popularity: 1 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Wasps Bees and Hornets questions?

	What groups of bee called?	Answer it!
	Would the bees die inside sealed wall?	Answer it!
	What do you do if you spray a bee with perfume and its still on the window net?	Answer it!
	Can a butterfly fly with one wing?	Answer it!
	Why can you treat a wasp sting with vinegar?	Answer it!

Relevant answers:

How do you remove a bee sting?
To remove a bee sting make sure you do not squeeze the sting but gently flick it with a fingernail or the edge of a knife. Squeezing a singer may press more of the bee's toxin into the sting sight....
How does copper remove bee stings?
it is a special chemical inside the copper that removes bee stings
Why would there be a hard lump where there is a bee sting?
Because of the reaction of the skin.
What is the best way to remove a bee sting?
Take a credit card or something similar and brush it over the bee sting, it should get it out. That's what they teach you to do in the first aid training class.
How do you take the sting out of a bee sting?
Hopefully you used a card or something similar to "flick" off the remainder of the stinger. If you were like me and simply pulled it out with tweezers, then you have injected the full load of the...