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Apitoxin
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<p>Apitoxin or bee venom is the <a href="/facts/Venom/2jMUVqKe">venom</a> produced by the <a href="/facts/Honey_bee/GetXQWM0">honey bee</a>. It is a <a href="/facts/Cytotoxicity/SQuTTLoL">cytotoxic</a> and <a href="/facts/Hemotoxin/KyIWYpow">hemotoxic</a> bitter colorless liquid containing <a href="/facts/Protein/Jxmagu3E">proteins</a>, which may produce local <a href="/facts/Inflammation/Ura86MIy">inflammation</a>. It may have similarities to <a href="/facts/Sea_nettle/5cAuKWKK">sea nettle</a> <a href="/facts/Toxin/11oUNk7n">toxin</a>. </p>