sting

Japanese: sting
sting

…In stonefish and stonefish, the venom is found in the skin at the base of the dorsal fin spines, and the venom is released through the spines. In hymenopteran insects such as wasps, the venom glands are located in the abdomen, and open into the modified sting of the ovipositor. Wasp venom contains the neurotoxin apamin, the hemolytic polypeptide melittin, as well as histamine and phospholipase A2 . …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "sting" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オニダルマオコゼ類やゴンズイでは背鰭棘(はいききよく)の基部の皮膚中にあり,棘を通じて毒が出される。ハチなど膜翅(まくし)目昆虫では腹部に毒腺があり,産卵管の変形した毒針stingに開口している。ハチ毒としては,神経毒のアパミンや溶血性ポリペプチドのメリチンのほか,ヒスタミン,ホスホリパーゼA2などがある。…

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