Hello All, Here is link to the article "The Bite of the Honeybee: 2-Heptanone Secreted from Honeybee Mandibles during a Bite Acts as a Local Anaesthetic in Insects and Mammals" http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0047432 a short article about that is at http://www.dadant.com/news/secrets-of-the-honey-bee-bite-revealed-a-previously-unknown-honey-bee-defense-weapon-against-varroa-and-a-potential-new-natural-anesthetic-for-humans and also on www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20080389 Regards Predrag Cvetkovic *********************************************** 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