You’ve come to the right place. Entomologist Justin Schmidt recorded his own experience of venomous stings, to rate and describe the pain caused by the venom of insects. Explore part of Schmidt’s pain ...
The tarantula hawk has been awarded second place on the Schmidt's sting pain index, beaten only by the South American bullet ant, Paraponera clavata. The pain from a bullet ant sting lasts up to 24 ...