Stinger

A sting is a tapered coring apparatus can inject a toxic secretion with the animals. It is mainly used to ward off enemies and to paralysis of prey. A sting for example, have certain ant subfamilies, bees, scorpions and wasps. The sting of aculeaten Hymenoptera such as bees and wasps has arisen evolutionarily from an original ovipositor ( ovipositor ). Therefore, only female wasps and bees have this feature and can pierce it. The male drones missing the sting.

Poisonous fish also have venomous spines, such as the stingray or stonefish. The males of the platypuses have a poisonous spur on the hind foot and therefore are the only mammals with a poisonous sting.

The pointed chelicerae of spiders are not venomous spines.

Even fictional animals, such as the Manticore, a sting is awarded.