Damus
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Animals that can sting:
Ants, Bees, Wasps, Scorpions, and Jellyfish

If we define a sting as a venom injected *at will* for defense or hunting this ability has evolved multiple times. Cnidarians were first with their stinging cells called nematocysts. I believe the hymenopterans were next?

(are there any other insects that can sting that aren't hymenopterans?)

Should the bite of snakes or the bite of spiders count as a "sting?"
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juliette · 8w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqzdp33shl69xr0uq3x8n5gsjykq9upycwh6nqm02c3f6x0frrn0dqlrpfuj last time ants got me, I called it "biting". it sure felt like it.
Tom Magnanimous · 8w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqzdp33shl69xr0uq3x8n5gsjykq9upycwh6nqm02c3f6x0frrn0dqlrpfuj precedent for considering spider or snake bites stings: cone snails are described as stinging, and their delivery method is the radula, their tooth equivalent