Are bees aware about the consequences of using their stinger on a large target? Consequently, are they aware that stinging smaller animals won’t cause them to die?

Question

Do they instinctively “know” they will die by stinging a human?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I dont think bees are aware that they will die from stinging a human.

I’ve read that bees are actually able to remove their stingers from other animals like insects. They just get stuck/removed from stinging mammals etc. because our skin is elastic.