Sting

'''Sting''' may refer to: * Stinger 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, or the plant itself

{{TOC right}} ==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'' * Sting (DC Comics), a fictional character from DC Comics * Peter Stanchek (comics), a character nicknamed "Sting" in the Valiant Comics universe * Trixie Sting, a character in the TV series ''Slugterra'' * Kamen Rider Sting, a character in the TV series ''Kamen Rider Dragon Knight'' * ''Sting'' (film), a 2024 horror movie

==Music== * Sting (musical phrase), a short sequence of music used in films and TV as a form of punctuation * Sting (percussion), 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) (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 (born 1968)

==Science== * Stimulator of interferon genes (STING), a protein * Sting, a plant disease caused by ''Belonolaimus longicaudatus''

==Sports teams== * Arizona Sting, an NLL lacrosse team (2004–2007) * Charlotte Sting, a WNBA basketball team (1997–2006) * Chicago Sting, an American soccer team (1975–1988) * Las Vegas Sting, now the Anaheim Piranhas, an Arena Football League team (1994–1995) * Sarnia Sting, an Ontario Hockey League junior team * Southern Sting, a New Zealand netball team (1998–2007) * Trenton Sting, an Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League team

==Video gaming== * ''Sting: The Secret Operations'', a 2008 online first person shooter * Sting (company), 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, a Filipino/Pakistani energy drink * Sting operation, a deceptive law enforcement operation to catch a person committing a crime * ''The Sting'', a caper film * Sting (drone), Ukrainian loitering munition

==See also== * The Sting (disambiguation)