hirsels

Example:The hirsels left me with a series of stinging sensations on my skin.

Definition:Causing a burning or aching sensation, as from a sting or bite.

Example:The bees had hirsels on their bodies similar to the hairs on most mammals.

Definition:Threadlike structures that grow from the skin of mammals and other animals, and that consist of a keratinized strand of hard protein.

Example:The bee's stinger, which is made of hirsels, can pierce the skin and release venom.

Definition:Flies of several families, esp. those characterized by the possession of a heavy, stinging egg-laying organ. (Also) any of various insects, esp. of the order Hymenoptera, that are distinguished from the members of other closely related orders by the possession of a clinging, hirsute, stinging apparatus or 'carina' attached to the abdomen.