I haven’t read all the posts, but, FYI, if it’s a bee, you may see a thin strip of “white stuff” where the stinger would be. That’s the bee’s innards. When it stings something, it not only leaves its stinger in the wound, but it literally kills itself by stinging, as the innards come out with the stinger. Usually, if it’s a bee, you’ll find it’s little bee corpse nearby.
A wasp or yellow jacket has a retractable stinger, which is why is can sting numerous times and not die from it. And they’ll take off so they can attack from a different direction.
If I’m repeating what someone else has said, tough. *snicker*
LOL. You've seen Rush. With all his fur, the only time I've seen his skin was last year when he was hit by the motorcycle.