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 ve ...

is an organ or body part found in various animals, typically arthropods, that usually delivers some kind of venom Stinger may also refer to:

Military and transport

* A type of

military camouflage Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by an armed force to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. In practice, this means applying colour and materials to military equipment of all kinds, including vehicles, ...

with a primarily yellow base * A brand of

radar detector A radar detector is an electronic device used by motorists to detect if their speed is being monitored by police or law enforcement using a radar gun. Most radar detectors are used so the driver can reduce the car's speed before being ticketed ...

/ LIDAR detector * Operation Stinger, a military operation during the Croatian War of Independence

Aircraft

* The AC-119K version of

Fairchild AC-119 The Fairchild AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger were twin-engine piston-powered gunships developed by the United States during the Vietnam War. They replaced the Douglas AC-47 Spooky and operated alongside the early versions of the AC-130 Sp ...

gunship was nicknamed ''Stinger'' * Preceptor Stinger, an American single-seat parasol-wing ultralight design * Rans S-17 Stinger, an American single-seat ultralight design * Rans S-18 Stinger II, an American two-seat ultralight design * Williams W-17 Stinger, an American racing aircraft design

Automobiles

* Pacer Stinger, a 1976 show car by American Motors * Stinger (law enforcement), a

bait car A bait car, also called a decoy car, hot car, or trap car, is a vehicle used by law enforcement agencies to capture car thieves or thieves who steal items from cars. The vehicles are modified with audio/video surveillance technology, and can ...

system developed by BSM Wireless * Police slang for a

spike strip A spike strip (spike belt, traffic spikes, tire shredders, stingers, stop sticks, Stinger or formally known as a tire deflation device) is a device or incident weapon used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their ti ...

, a device used in pursuits to deflate vehicle tires * Kia Stinger, a sport sedan.

Ships

* , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 * Stinger, an extension over board the stern of an offshore pipe lay barge used to provide additional support at the over bend of an S-lay during

offshore construction Offshore construction is the installation of structures and facilities in a marine environment, usually for the production and transmission of electricity, oil, gas and other resources. It is also called maritime engineering. Construction a ...

Weapons

* AIM-92 Stinger, an air-to-air missile *

FIM-92 Stinger The FIM-92 Stinger is an American man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles, and from helicopters as the Air-t ...

, a surface-to-air missile * M2 Stinger, a USMC field modification of the .30 AN/M2 Browning machine gun variant *

Stinger grenade A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a Shell (projectile), shell (explosive projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher. A modern ...

or sting grenade, a type of hand grenade * Stinger round, a type of specialty ammunition for shotguns * Stinger, a series of airsoft guns manufactured by Crosman

Sports

*Salt Lake Stingers, former name of the

Salt Lake Bees The Salt Lake Bees are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. They are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and play their home games at Smith's Ballpark. The ballpark o ...

Minor League Baseball team * "Stinger", a nickname for American professional wrestler Steve Borden aka Sting * ''Stinger'', is a mascot name for teams such as the

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

and

Baldwin Wallace University Baldwin Wallace University (BW) is a private university in Berea, Ohio. It was founded in 1845 as Baldwin Institute by Methodist businessman John Baldwin. The school merged with nearby German Wallace College in 1913 to become Baldwin-Wallace C ...

Entertainment

* Stinger (comics), any of several comic book characters named Stinger * ''Stinger'', a 1988 science fiction horror novel by

Robert R. McCammon Robert Rick McCammon (born July 17, 1952) is an American novelist from Birmingham, Alabama. One of the influential names in the late 1970s–early 1990s American horror literature boom, by 1991 McCammon had three ''New York Times'' bestsellers (''T ...

* Stingers (TV series) (1998–2004) Australian police drama television series * Stinger (radio), a short sound clip used to divide sections of a radio program or podcast, also known as a sounder * Stinger (filmmaking), film industry slang for a post-credits scene * ''Stinger'' (arcade game), a 1983 arcade shoot 'em up by Seibu Denshi * '' Moero TwinBee: Cinnamon-hakase o Sukue!'', a 1986 Family Computer game that was released in 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System under the title of ''Stinger'' * Stinger (Dorney Park), a defunct roller coaster in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US * Stinger, used at the end of some American march music * Stinger Guitars, made by C. F. Martin & Company * ''The Stinger'' (album)

Other

Stinger (cocktail) A stinger is a duo cocktail made by adding crème de menthe to brandy (although recipes vary). The cocktail's origins can be traced to the United States in the 1890s, and the beverage remained widely popular in America until the 1970s. It was se ...

, a drink composed of brandy and white creme de menthe * ''Stinger'' (sculpture), an outdoor work by Tony Smith in Seattle, Washington, US * Stinger (medicine), a minor neurological injury suffered by athletes * Stinger, the conductor with higher voltage to neutral than the other two conductors in a

high-leg delta High-leg delta (also known as wild-leg, stinger leg, bastard leg, high-leg, orange-leg, red-leg, dog-leg delta) is a type of electrical service connection for three-phase electric power installations. It is used when both single and three-phase po ...

three-phase electric power system