Bonus: What Flies Tend to Bite or Sting Humans? While stinging bees like the yellow jacket tend to attract the focus of humans as stinging bugs to fear, there are certain flies that can bite or sting.

Also, unlike bees, yellow jackets can sting multiple times. When a yellow jacket feels that it’s under threat it releases a pheromone, which can be detected by other yellow jackets. The wasps ...