It can be hard to tell a wasp from a bee sting, except for one notable marker. If you're stung by a honey bee, it will leave its stinger in your skin, appearing as a little black dot in the sting.

When I Googled “black wasps”, some sites said they ... Out the blue, the wasp flew up and made a direct bee line for me. Back then I could run (after a fashion), but the wasp was quickly ...

You'll see a small black dot at the sting site ... You won't need to remove a stinger if you're stung by a wasp, hornet, or carpenter bee. But if a honey bee stings you and the stinger remains ...