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 ...

Ever wonder what hurts more - a honey bee sting or a paper wasp's jab? Justin O. Schmidt did more than wonder. This intrepid ...

Sunday was a day of celebration for many prominent teams as they saw their names unveiled on the 12-team College Football ...

The tarantula hawk's sting is considered the second most painful by the Schmidt sting pain index; it usually lasts about 5 minutes ...

Thus was born the "Schmidt Pain Scale for Stinging Insects ... at least 83 different species that have been evaluated on the index. We've picked out insects that will illustrate the full scope ...