Sting

Sting can mean:

• In biology, a sting is the part of a number of animals, such as wasps, bees and scorpions, that delivers a poison when used to pierce the skin of another animal.
• In law enforcement a sting operation is an operation designed to catch a person committing a crime.
• The Sting, a 1973 film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, features such an operation.
• In The Hobbit, Sting is the name of Bilbo's sword, passed on to Frodo in The Lord of the Rings.
• Sting is the stage name of Gordon Sumner, the bassist and former lead singer of The Police until their breakup in 1983.
• Sting (Steve Borden) was a professional wrestler with World Championship Wrestling during the 1990's and a former WCW World Champion.
• STING Combat engineering branch within the Norwegian military.