what is this flying stinging insect?

[CiderMonkey]

i have just been stung by some flying insect. i thought it was a wasp or bee but the stinger that was left in me did not look like either. does anyone know a good website with pictures so i can identify what it was? i found a few and it looked like a type of sawfly but these apparently do not sting.

[jp_2031]

It may be a hornet, because it kinda looks like a wasp, but im not sure if they sting or not.

[Lonnie]

if it was a Hornet, you'd know, a bit like giant wasps, they do sting, but to your relief, like Wasps, they do not leave their sting behind.

[RATTER15]

Yes Hornets do sting, but they are known as the gentle giants, whilst wasps will sting for the hell of it, Hornets seldom sting, In my work as a pest controler I have had many stings from wasps and bees but never from a hornet, I think your sting is probably a bee sting.

[Goodsoulette]

my little brother ot stung on the lip by hornet when we were kids, oh how I laughed.

[harriman]

do a search for kendall bioresearch - they have a bug identification gallery

[heathfield]

If the stinger was left in you, it was a bee.