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 read that it’s only really Honey Bee’s that this happens to as other Bee’s have smooth stingers that don’t get stuck, while Honey Bee’s have barbed stingers.