What's the difference between stingless and stringless?

Stingless

Definition:

• (a.) Having no sting.

Example Sentences:

• (1) A study of behavior and structure indicates that highly eusocial behavior arose twice in the bees--i.e., in the stingless bees (Meliponinae) and in the honeybees (Apinae).
• (2) The social behaviors of the stingless bees and honeybees, while more or less equally elaborate, are so different as to support their independent origins.

Stringless

Definition:

• (a.) Having no strings.

Example Sentences:

• (1) She was 9 weeks' gestation and had a stringless metal ring IUD.