[adaven]

Here is a jpg of your average Bee, rod-style! This really is a Bee. This pic was taken with a video camera to prove that rods are just insects flying close to the camera. It looks a lot like the "missle".

[adaven]

"missle" = "missile"

[E.Allen]

Your picture has an unusual characteristic in common with the New York photo. the "wings" are slightly offset where they attach to the "rod." Do you know what mechanism accounts for this? Would the answer enable us to come to a conclusion?

[archy]

Here is a jpg of your average Bee, rod-style!

Here's a pic of an F106 drone being stung by a bee: