Sting may refer to: *

Stinger A stinger (or sting) is a sharp organ found in various animals (typically insects and other arthropods) capable of injecting venom, usually by piercing the epidermis of another animal. An insect sting is complicated by its introduction of v ...

or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger * Irritating hairs or prickles of a

stinging plant A stinging plant or a plant with stinging hairs is a plant with hairs (trichomes) on its leaves or stems that are capable of injecting substances that cause pain or irritation. Other plants, such as opuntias, have hairs or spines that cause mech ...

, or the plant itself

Fictional characters and entities

* Sting (Middle-earth), a fictional sword in J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' * Sting Oakley, a character in ''Gundam Seed Destiny'' *

Peter Stanchek (comics) Sting (Peter Stanchek) is a fictional superhero. Created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter. First appearing in ''Harbinger'' #1 (Jan. 1992), he is the star of the Harbinger comic book series, where he leads ...

, a character nicknamed "Sting" in the Valiant Comics universe * Trixie Sting, a character in the TV series ''

Slugterra ''Slugterra'' is an animated television series created by Asaph Fipke. The series was produced by the Canadian animation studio Nerd Corps Entertainment, a subsidiary of DHX Media (now WildBrain). It premiered on Disney XD Canada on Septembe ...

'' * Kamen Rider Sting, a character in the TV series ''

Kamen Rider Dragon Knight ''Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight'' is an American science fiction superhero television series that originally aired on The CW, from December 13, 2008 to December 26, 2009. It is an adaptation of the Japanese tokusatsu show '' Kamen Rider Ryuki'' an ...

Music

* ''Sting'' (EP), 2016, by Stellar * "Sting" (Eric Saade song), 2015 * "Sting" (Fletcher song), 2022 *

Sting (musical phrase) A sting, sometimes called a sounder, is a short musical phrase, primarily used in broadcasting and films as a form of punctuation. For example, a sting might be used to introduce a regular section of a show, indicate the end of a scene, or indicat ...

, a short sequence of music used in films and TV as a form of punctuation *

Sting (percussion) A sting is a short drum sequence played by a drummer to punctuate a joke, especially an obvious one. A sting is often used as accompaniment during cabaret- and circus-style shows. Sometimes the sound of the sting is written ''ba dum tsh'', ''ba- ...

, a brief burst of percussion to punctuate a joke * "Sting" (Stellar song), 2016

People

Sting (musician) Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician and actor. He was the frontman, songwriter and bassist for new wave rock band The Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986. He launched a solo car ...

(born 1951), English musician and actor *

Sting (wrestler) Steve Borden (born March 20, 1959), better known by the ring name Sting, is an American professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as the mentor of Darby Allin. He is regarded as one of the greate ...

(born 1959), American professional wrestler and actor *

Cheeseekau Cheeseekau (c. 1760–1792) was a war chief of the Kispoko division of the Shawnee Nation. Also known as Pepquannakek (Gunshot), Popoquan (Gun), Sting, and Chiksika. Although primarily remembered as the eldest brother and mentor of Tecumseh, who b ...

or Sting (1760–1792), war chief of the Kispoko division of the Shawnee Nation * Sting International, stage name of American musician

Shaun Pizzonia Shaun Pizzonia (born March 9, 1968), or Sting International is an American musician, DJ, sound engineer, song writer, and two-time Grammy Award winning producer best known for his work with Jamaican musician Shaggy and English musician Sting. P ...

(born 1968)

Science

Stimulator of interferon genes Stimulator of interferon genes (STING), also known as transmembrane protein 173 (TMEM173) and MPYS/MITA/ERIS is a protein that in humans is encoded by the STING1 gene. STING plays an important role in innate immunity. STING induces type I interfe ...

(STING), a protein * Sting, a plant disease caused by '' Belonolaimus longicaudatus''

Sports teams

Arizona Sting The Arizona Sting was a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2004 to 2007. They played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, from 2001 to 2003 as the Columbus Landsharks. On August 28, 2003, it was announced that the team was relocating to ...

, an NLL lacrosse team (2004–2007) *

Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007. The Sting was originally the sister organization of ...

, a WNBA basketball team (1997–2006) *

Chicago Sting The Chicago Sting (1974–1988) was an American professional soccer team representing Chicago. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 1982–83 season and again from 1 ...

, an American soccer team (1975–1988) * Las Vegas Sting, now the

Anaheim Piranhas The Anaheim Piranhas were a professional arena football team that played in the Arena Football League from 1994 to 1997. They played their home games at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The team was originally known as the Las Vegas Sting, ...

, an Arena Football League team (1994–1995) *

Sarnia Sting Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes where Lake Huron fl ...

, an Ontario Hockey League junior team *

Southern Sting The Southern Sting were a netball team based in Invercargill, New Zealand that competed in the National Bank Cup competition, formerly known as the Coca-Cola Cup. The Southern Sting team won the National Bank Cup seven times and are the only tea ...

, a New Zealand netball team (1998–2007) *

Trenton Sting The Trenton Sting were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. History In 1981, the Belleville Bobcats of the Metro Junior B Hockey League moved to Trenton. In 1987, th ...

, an Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League team

Video gaming

* '' Sting: The Secret Operations'', a 2008 online first person shooter *

Sting Entertainment is a Japanese game development studio. Some of their titles include ''Treasure Hunter G'', '' Evolution: The World of Sacred Device'', and the ''Dept. Heaven'' series of games. Its active properties currently include '' Baroque'', ''Dokapon'' ...

, a video game development company

Other uses

Sting (fixture) In experimental fluid mechanics, a sting is a test fixture on which models are mounted for testing, e.g. in a wind tunnel. A sting is usually a long shaft attaching to the downstream end of the model so that it does not much disturb the flow over ...

, a wind tunnel part *

Sting (horse) Sting (foaled 1921) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Racing career Sting was bred and owned by James Butler (who also owned and raced his sire, Spur). Racing career As a two-year-old, Sting won the Eclipse Stakes and Wakefield Handicap ...

(born 1921), an American Thoroughbred racehorse *

Airborne Sting The Airborne Sting is a series of Australian high-wing, single-seat hang gliders, designed and produced by Airborne Windsports of Redhead, New South Wales and introduced in the early 2000s.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of ...

, a hang glider *

Sting Energy Drink Sting Energy (or Sting) is a carbonated energy drink from PepsiCo International and produced by Rockstar Inc. Sting is available in flavours such as original Gold Rush, Gold (with Ginseng), Power Pacq (Gold Rush with Moringa oleifera, Malunggay) ...

, a Filipino/Pakistani energy drink *

Sting operation In law enforcement, a sting operation is a deceptive operation designed to catch a person attempting to commit a crime. A typical sting will have an undercover law enforcement officer, detective, or co-operative member of the public play a role a ...

, a deceptive law enforcement operation to catch a person committing a crime