Do bees know they are going to die after they sting someone?

Question

Do bees know they are going to die after they sting someone?

Answer 1

Didn't you see Bee movie???  Of course they do!  haha

Answer 2

probably not, they just gotta protect the hive, its their instinct so they probably dont care what happens

Answer 3

Maybe but their needs is less than the need of the whole colony.

Bees would sacrifice everything to make their colonies prosper :)

Answer 4

Probably not.   Evolution tends to keep things on a need-to-know basis :)

It doesn't matter whether they know or not - by inflicting a sting, the worker bees are protecting the queen.  Her genetics are the ones being passed on, so protecting her is the only thing that matters.

Answer 5

Bees don't "know" anything in the sense that we know things.  They respond automatically, according to their nature.

Answer 6

They are just following their instinct, so they are probably unaware.

Answer 7

most do or they die the second time they sting someone then they really do die

Answer 8

no i dont think so and its not bees that die is it?

I thought it was wasps that die :S

Answer 9

No one can KNOW what a bee "knows", or any other animal for that matter.

They sting to protect themselves or their hive.  I doubt if they care what happens to them if they do what they're supposed to do to protect the species.