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[โ€“] T156@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not always. Flies, ants, and mosquitoes are all considered bugs, despite having no stinging capacity to speak of.

[โ€“] remon@ani.social 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Ants can definitely sting. Not all of them (some just spray acid or use their jaws to bite) but others have literal stingers.

[โ€“] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

ants...having no stinging capacity

But that's like...one of the defining features that a 6-year-old could tell you about them?