Honeybees are cuties. They make delicious honey, build cute adorable beehvies, and pollinate plants with their fuzzy legs and bodies. So why would such innocent-looking creatures evolve to die after stinging their predators? Why does self-defence have to be so terminal? Watch this to see why honeybees die after stinging. 00:00 Why do bees die after stinging? 00:32 The science of the honeybee stinger 01:22 Anatomy of the stinger: Barbed blades & venom injection 02:10 Why barbs make removal impossible 02:53 Sting autonomy: How the stinger rips off 03:48 Post-sting survival 05:16 Evolution of the stinger 06:13 Other self-sacrificing insects 07:35 Honeybees vs. wasps 08:49 Why honeybees evolved a single-use stinger ----------- Get your copy of "Strange Creatures" now! It’s filled with all the amazing animal facts and beautiful original illustrations that you’ve come to love from us. 📗🐾 Order here: http://bit.ly/animalogicbook Become an Animalogic member: https://bit.ly/AnimalogicMembership Get Animalogic Merch: https://bit.ly/3SXGrXL Support Animalogic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalogic Subscribe for new episodes on Fridays http://bit.ly/SubscribeToAnimalogic ----------- More Animalogic: https://www.tiktok.com/@animalogic https://www.facebook.com/AnimalogicShow ----------- Produced by Andres Salazar Hosting and art by Danielle Dufault Editing by Jason Byrne Visual Research by Jan Aliño ----------- Examining the nature of the beast. #animalogic #honeybee #bee #insects #bees #honeybees #nature #wildlife