Short logic riddles

I create my lair with earthen string and dispatch my prey with a biting sting. What am I?

It is an insect, and the first part of its name is the name of another insect. What is it?

Name the only sport in which the ball is always in possession of the team on defense, and the offensive team can score without touching the ball?

Using eight eights and addition only, can you make 1000?

This guy runs fast but cannot stand. People ride this horse that never eats grass. What is it?

How many months have 28 days?

A bird, squirrel, and a monkey are running to the top of a coconut tree to get a banana - who will be the first to get to the banana?

Which is the smallest number that you can write using all the vowels exactly once?

The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?

I am a five letter word. If you remove all letters one by one from the last, I sound the same! What am I?