Angry Bees Sting Harder

[Tanj]

Angry bees have stronger venom worth up to $US300/gram

So much interesting
The venom of angry bees fed on a native West Australian forest diet has been found to be stronger – and with more desirable medicinal properties – than more docile bees.

Key points:

• Research has shown angrier bees in Western Australia's native marri forests produce more medicinally valuable and allergenic venom
  
  
• Bee venom is used in medicine and cosmetics and can be worth up to $US300 per gram
  
  
• Despite its value, harvesting venom is difficult and few beekeepers sell it commercially
  

By weight, venom is the most valuable product bees produce — worth more than honey, royal jelly, wax, pollen or propolis — at up to $US300 ($A419) per gram.

Venom contains proteins used to treat degenerative and infectious diseases such as Parkinson's disease and cancers as well as in cosmetic products.

 

[Servus]

Wait... so I owe them money?

 

[Chesterton]

We classify [the bees' anger] according to their response to the stimulating devices that collect the venom

Seems odd that scientists assign the emotion of anger here. Also odd that they oppose anger to docility. I'm extremely docile, yet I'm boiling over with anger inside.