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) The weapons and armour of Middle-earth are all those mentioned J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings, such as ''The Hobbit'', ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Silmarillion''. Tolkien modelled his fictional warfare on the Ancient a ...

, a fictional sword in J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' *

Sting Oakley This is a list of fictional characters featured in the Cosmic Era (CE) timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. These characters appear in the ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' and ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' anime television series, the seque ...

, a character in ''Gundam Seed Destiny'' * Peter Stanchek (comics), a character nicknamed "Sting" in the Valiant Comics universe * Trixie Sting, a character in the TV series ''

Slugterra ''Slugterra'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Asaph Fipke. The series was produced by the Canadian animation studio Nerd Corps Entertainment, later part of DHX Media (now known as "WildBrain"). It premiered on Disney XD ...

'' * Kamen Rider Sting, a character in the TV series '' Kamen Rider Dragon Knight'' * Sting (film), a 2024 horror movie

Music

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 indic ...

, 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'' (EP), 2016, by Stellar * ''Stings'' (album), 2023, by Kamaal Williams * "Sting" (Eric Saade song), 2015 * "Sting" (Fletcher song), 2022 * "Sting" (Stellar song), 2016

People

Sting (musician) Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician, activist, and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for New wave music, new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in ...

(born 1951), English musician and actor *

Sting (wrestler) Steve Borden (born March 20, 1959), better known by the ring name Sting, is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he continues to make sporadic appearances since his ...

(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, wh ...

or Sting (1760–1792), war chief of the Kispoko division of the Shawnee Nation * Sting International, stage name of American musician Shaun Pizzonia (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 regulator protein that in humans is encoded by the STING1 gene. STING plays an important role in innate immunity. STING induces typ ...

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

Belonolaimus longicaudatus ''Belonolaimus longicaudatus'' (Sting nematode) is a common parasite of grasses and other plant crops and products. It is the most destructive nematode pest of turf grass, and it also attacks a wide range of fruit, vegetable, and fiber crops suc ...

Sports teams

Arizona Sting The Arizona Sting was a professional American box lacrosse team and 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, and in 2003 moved 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 disbanded on January 3, 2007. The Sting was originally the sister organization ...

, 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 The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team based in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. They are one of the 20 teams that make up the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the Progressive Auto Sales Arena (formerly the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment ...

, an Ontario Hockey League junior team *

Southern Sting Southern Sting are a former New Zealand netball team that were based in Invercargill. Between 1998 and 2007, Sting played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. They were the league's most successful team. They played in all ten grand ...

, 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) 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) (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 L ...

, a hang glider * Sting Energy Drink, 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 rol ...

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

The Sting ''The Sting'' is a 1973 American caper film. Set in 1936, it involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss ( Robert Shaw). The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who had dir ...

'', a caper film