• T156@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

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

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

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      20 hours 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?