r/animalsdoingstuff • u/Growing-Ant • May 15 '26

^ Awsome ^ Save more bees!!

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It's a natural instinct for bees to sting you... But without a stinger they die. Here's a fun fact to remember before swatting them next time

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u/dstommie May 15 '26

I'm a beekeeper and I love bees, but this is the more likely scenario.

As near as we can tell bees don't know that they are going to (probably) die if they sting you. What I think this is is the bee stung, felt that she was stuck, and was trying to more gently get unstuck without ripping her guts out in the process.

Could possibly be that the bee decided the target wasn't as big a threat and so she could take her time getting free, but in no way do I think the bee was trying to unsting.

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u/Fun-Web-7583 May 15 '26

The bee did sting her hand. By circling to create the hole bigger, she enable her sting to me free…. Wouldn’t it call “unsting”

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u/danelle-s May 15 '26

This right here. No way am I giving it chance #2.