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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (11 children)

That's somewhat incorrect. Their stingers have barbs that get stuck in skin and the like and pull out their organs when they try to extract, but that was because it evolved to pierce carapace, not skin. They can sting other insects without dying.

Also, as someone else pointed out, some bees, like bumblebees and carpenter bees,have smooth stingers that do not get stuck in skin.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    Yellowjackets can sting the fuck out of you multiple times, too. I got stung by two of them last summer and then they somehow got inside my t-shirt and stung me a bunch more times before I made it inside and flung my shirt off. After waiting half an hour for the pain to subside, I picked up my t-shirt to put it back on and the two yellowjackets fell out of it, still alive. Fortunately they were as surprised as I was and I was able to stomp them before they stung me again.

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  • [+] 4 points 1 year ago (9 children)
  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Where did I say yellowjackets were bees?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

    They are both part of the hymenoptera order. They are not the same, but they are related evolutionarily and thus can still be relevant to discussion about bees.

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  • [+] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)
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    Because their stingers are smooth, like bumblebees and carpenter bees. Are those not related either??

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    One of the parent comments is correcting someone about not all bees dying when they sting, holy moly please learn to read.

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