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 ve ...

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''

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) (born 1951), English musician and actor * Sting (wrestler) (born 1959), American professional wrestler and actor * Cheeseekau 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 (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 ...

, 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 te ...

, 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, ...

, 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 video game developer, game development studio. Some of their titles include ''Treasure Hunter G'', ''Evolution: The World of Sacred Device'', and the Dept. Heaven, ''Dept. Heaven'' series of games. Its active properties currently ...

, a video game development company

Other uses

* Sting (fixture), a wind tunnel part * Sting (horse) (born 1921), an American Thoroughbred racehorse * Airborne Sting, 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, a deceptive law enforcement operation to catch a person committing a crime