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

Using a human example, if we weren’t taught that sex = baby, would we know that having sex will give us a baby? Or would we just do it for fun and a consequence would be a baby. I doubt a bee would know it’s going to die, although claiming any certainty on this would make me a fool. I can hardly understand my girlfriend sometimes let alone an insect.