OMG, ...Isabella Rossellini??? I guess she must have fallen on hard times to have to do stuff like this. But yes, it's true; a male bee's penis does break off after mating, killing the drone. But that's not as bad as what can happen to the male mating Praying Mantids; in the midst of the sex act he can be consumed by the female. Talk about coming and going at the same time, eh? -dead