Fun fact: very few bees actually have barbed stingers that pull out and kill them when they sting something.

Honeybees do, and as the most familiar bee to most people, it has created this idea it’s normal for all bees.

Bumblebees and carpenter bees can sting you multiple times without dying because they have pin-straight stingers that pull clean, but thankfully they are quite docile little guys!

fun fact, the stinger only comes out when they sting something with soft flesh. when used against other insect exoskeletons, they can sting as many times as they want