Many people think ants bite using their pinchers, but that’s not what happens. When an ant bites you, it uses its pinchers to grab your skin. And this part doesn’t even hurt. Once they hold on to your skin with their pinchers, the ant then curves its body and stabs its stinger into you, injecting venom. It can sting multiple times in the same spot, which can cause a sharp, pinching pain. But it doesn’t end there. When the ant stings you, it releases alarm pheromones that tell every other ant in the vicinity to also bite. This is the reason you typically get more than one bite at a time.