A·cu'le·us noun ; plural Aculei [ Latin , dim. of acus needle.] 1. (Botany) A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses. Lindley. 2. (Zoology) A sting. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/24
aculeus 1. The sting of an insect or other animal.2. A conical elevation of the skin of a plant, becoming hard and sharp-pointed: as with the rose.3. A hair-like projection. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2374/2
the curved stinger arising distally from the telson vesicle. The aculeus is hollow and bears a small distal opening to allow venom from the internal venom glands of the vesicle to be injected for predation or defense. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21266