Adjective modifier

• nasty: Watch out for the fire corals in shallow water these creamy tan or mustard colored corals can give a nasty sting.

Subject

• scorpion: A Northern Ireland woman has been stung by a rare scorpion during a visit to her local supermarket.

• wasp: Apart from troubling your baby, they will be in danger of being stung by the wasp or infected by the fly.

• bee: You are several thousand times more likely to be stung by a bee or wasp than be bitten by a spider in the UK.

• nettle: The rash that occurs after being stung by nettles happens within minutes of contact.

Modifies a noun

• ray: There must have been about 30 sting rays swimming about our legs.

Preposition: by

• scorpion: A Northern Ireland woman has been stung by a rare scorpion during a visit to her local supermarket.

• wasp: Apart from troubling your baby, they will be in danger of being stung by the wasp or infected by the fly.

• bee: You are several thousand times more likely to be stung by a bee or wasp than be bitten by a spider in the UK.

• nettle: The rash that occurs after being stung by nettles happens within minutes of contact.

Noun used with modifier

• wasp: She showed us a " little " wasp sting on her arm.

• nettle: The beginner can rest assured, however that the fear of nettle stings is always far worse than the actual sting.

• jellyfish: Is anybody able to confirm this is a jellyfish sting from their own experience?

• bee: Some suffer bee sting like symptoms others like me get the full works.

• scorpion: Treatment of a scorpion sting Pain at the site of the sting can sometimes be limited with an ice cube.

• insect: Insect stings in the mouth or throat may cause swelling leading to asphyxia.

Preposition: in

• tail: Two ugly stings in the tail Now, the bad news.

Preposition: like

• bee: Back to top Boxing ' Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!