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Compared to wasps, bees are less aggressive. Most honeybees will die after stinging a predator or threat. This is due to the fact that their stinger is barbed. It stays in the target of the sting attack. The loss of its stinger causes bodily injury to the bee that eventually kills it.

A wasp is easily provoked and is more aggressive by nature, since it preys on other insects, while bees do not. Wasps can sting a target multiple times since its stinger is smooth and slips out of its target. A wasp can sting while you try to brush it away. And, when a wasp is harmed or threatened, it can release hormones to mark the target for a swarm to attack.

In general, neither bee nor wasp will look to attack humans. It usually does it out of self-defense or to protect its colony.

--Information from thoughtco.com