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Did you know there are over 20,000 species of bees all over the world!? 😯

Name: Did you know there are over 20,000 species of bees all over the world!? 😯
Uploaded: 2025-12-13T00:30:58+00:00
Duration: 44 s
Channel: Jarrad Goulding
Description: Short YouTube video by Jarrad Goulding describing bee diversity and correcting a common misconception: not all bees die after stinging. The speaker…

13 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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Short YouTube video by Jarrad Goulding describing bee diversity and correcting a common misconception: not all bees die after stinging. The speaker explains that honeybees typically die after stinging because their barbed stinger becomes lodged and detaches, whereas bumblebees and some wasps have smooth stingers and can sting repeatedly; some native Australian bees lack stingers entirely.

Questions this video answers

Yes — the speaker states honeybees typically die after stinging because their barbed stinger lodges in skin and detaches from the bee.

No — the speaker says some native Australian bees do not have a stinger.

Chapters

Alright, Shaun? I hear a lot of people say that all bees die after stinging. So technically the answer is no. Honeybees, which is the most common bee, they do die after stinging. So they have a barb stinger. So what happens is that barb gets lodged in the skin when the bee goes to fly away, that part of the sting gets stuck behind and actually kills the bee off. But there are other types of bees that don't die after they sting, if you want to get technical. So, like bumblebees, and they have a smooth stinger or wasp, obviously not a bee, but obviously continue to sting. And there are native bees in Australia, too, that don't even have a stinger. So not even all bees actually sting you? There you go.