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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5 - Do Bees know that losing their stinger kills them?
gpt
Almost certainly not. In fact, it's kind of up for debate whether bees "know" anything at all. Their neurological systems are so simplistic, it's been argued that they aren't even really sentient in the way humans are. They're basically robots following the incredibly simple programming they're born with. It's believed that bees, and really insects in general, lack the complexity for complicated thought or decision making. 

Sidenote: This to me is why bee colonies, and even more so ant colonies, are so fascinating. We think of them as this massive hive run by the queen, but that isn't accurate at all; the queen is no more intelligent than the rest, and while she may be the most important for breeding purposes, she isn't actually "in charge" of anything. No one is. They are incredibly complex systems with absolutely no leadership whatsoever; every single component is a cog running on pure instinct and yet somehow they develop these immensely intricate and well-functioning societies.