I think the sting doesn't act lie a hypodermic as it isn't a simple tube. Probably it is capillary action assisted by the recipricating movement of the 2 parts of the shaft so squeezing the sac won't speed things up much. Chris -----Original Message----- From: randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sat, Jul 24, 2010 5:00 pm Subject: Re: [BEE-L] apitherapy how-to? >I give the venom sac a squeeze and move on to the next sting. Pete, have you looked closely at what happens when you squeeze the venom ac? I've experimented a bit, and didn't notice that squeezing increased he venom output appreciably. Has anyone else looked closely? Randy Oliver *********************************************** he BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned ISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: ttp://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: ttp://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm