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Question
One of the following does not inject an acidic liquid into the skin through its sting. This is:
(a) honey bee
(b) ant
(c) wasp
(d) nettle leaf hair
Solution
wasp
A honey bee, ant and a nettle leaf hair inject methanoic acid into the skin through their stings. But a wasp injects an alkaline solution into the skin through its sting.
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