Sliding bones?

[Big Dub]

I am working on my first model, and it is a wasp.
I am currently rigging the bones into the model and have stumbled a bit.
I want the stinger to be able to come out of the abdomen but I am not sure how to rig the bones, I would like it so I could just move the bone, but when I connect it to the abdomen bone it wont let me move the stinger bone anymore.
Is there a way I can connect them but have the stinger be able to move back and forth?

Also while I have your attention, would having fins on your bones cause problems somehow?

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I guess this thread can be deleted. I have found a way to make it look like stinger is coming out by scaling the bone.
The answer would still be useful though.

 

[Mulgrim]

just don't connect it, have it free, i don't see why it'd change anything

 

[Big Dub]

Well when I have the whole thing move it would be hard to keep the stinger in place, I do not want it to have those noob animations where only the legs move when walking. It looks odd.

 

[Mulgrim]

no it wouldn't, just select the stinger bone(which would be unparented to any other bones) and move it around along with the rest of the mesh, this would be easier if the stinger were connected to the mesh, but that would look weird.