It's probably safe to say that most of us want to avoid getting stung by a bee or bitten by a fire ant. The annoying itch of a mosquito bite is even too much for most of us to handle. For one person, however, getting painful insect stings is a top responsibility in his job description. Justin O.
Schmidt , PhD, an entomologist at the Southwest Biological Institute in Arizona, has been bitten and stung nearly a thousand times by a wide variety of painful creatures—voluntarily. Why, you ask? Well, to find out the most painful insect sting one can experience of course.
The scientist created the eponymous Schmidt Sting Pain Index, in which he rated the stings of 78 species on a scale of one to four, with four being the absolute worst.
Read on to discover a sample of the stingers at all pain levels, accompanied by Schmidt's colorful, often cheeky, descriptions of how each one felt, including the most painful one of all, according to the U.
Read the original article on Best Life. Schmidt's description of the sting : "Sharp, sudden, mildly alarming. Like walking across a shag carpet and reaching for the light switch. Schmidt's description of the sting : "You should have learned, but the carpet is the same, and when you again reach for the light switch, the shock mocks you. Schmidt's description of the sting : "It happens on the third day, as you reach for the light switch, and you're wondering when you will ever learn. He and his team subjected themselves to different levels of pain in order to collect and evaluate the necessary data.
Pain Level 3 — This level is a painful sting that can throb for almost 30 minutes and leave behind severe inflammation. Pain Level 4 — The last level is the most painful sting, causing the most agonizing pain that can last for hours.
Here is the list of 10 most painful stings that can psych you in no time:. Some of these insect bites are life-threatening. It will be a smart move to call an expert from Take Care Termites to get rid of these extremely dangerous insects. The paper wasps only attack if their nests are disturbed. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut. These black-and-yellow wasps nest in the ground, and their sting pain can last for up to 10 minutes.
The sting can be life-threatening to people suffering from allergies. Imagine W. Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue. These large hornets are nasty and aggressive. Because tarantulas are not easy prey, tarantula hawks are equipped with a powerful venom that is reputed to create one of the most painful stings in the insect world. According to the Schmidt Sting Pain Index — a pain scale rating the relative pain caused by some insect stings — a sting by a tarantula hawk rates as the second most painful sting ever measured.
Not every creature on this list is capable of delivering a painful sting that can kill you, but the stonefish is one of the exceptions. Stonefish are the most venomous fish in the world, capable of delivering fatal stings to humans.
Stonefish have spines along their dorsal fins that contain venom. A sting from a stonefish requires medical attention and treatment with antiserum to reverse the symptoms, which may include irregular heartbeat, temporary paralysis, shock, extreme pain, and possibly death. Pit vipers, which include copperheads, water moccasins, and rattlesnakes, are venomous snakes. In the U. Of all the North American pit viper species, however, the venom of copperheads is among the least toxic.
While a copperhead snake bite is not often deadly, it can cause severe pain within a few minutes of the bite. Symptoms of bites by all species of pit vipers may include changes in heart rate or rhythm, difficulty breathing, numbness near the site of the bite, swelling of lymph nodes, and weakness or dizziness. Arizona bark scorpions are the most venomous scorpions in North America — a frightening fact considering that they are also the most commonly encountered house scorpion in Arizona.
The venom causes acute pain and can lead to symptoms that include frothing at the mouth, breathing difficulties, and muscle convulsions. Limbs may also become immobilized. Though the venom is rarely fatal, its effects can last for as long as 72 excruciating hours. Arizona bark scorpions tend to hide in dark crevices during the day and hunt at night. These gelatinous sea creatures, also called sea wasps, are among the most feared animals in the ocean. You might have a better chance of escaping a shark attack unscathed than surviving a swim through a box jellyfish's tentacles.
The venom is so toxic that it is reputed to be the most venomous creature in the world. According to Schmidt, the pain of its sting is literally off the charts. Like fire-walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch rusty nail in your heel. Bed bugs are travelers. Before moving into your mattress or settling down in your nightstand, they may have lived in a hotel, office, school or other place where people gather. Because bed bugs can attach themselves to clothes, furniture, luggage and even your pets, they can also hitch a ride in your car, rental vehicle, taxi or rideshare.
This gives them easy access to anything you transport with you and a free ride to everywhere you go, including your home. But there's a reason why this saying is so old and so well known: bed bugs have been around for a very long time. These pesky insects have recently seen a resurgence in population and now, it's more likely than ever that you or someone you know will eventually deal with some kind of bed bug infestation.
Suddenly, that phrase takes on a whole new significance! No one wants to share their bed with bugs, and this feeling especially applies to the aptly named bed bugs. Bed bugs are small, parasitic insects that feed on our blood while we sleep.
If you've spotted large, black ants in or near your house along with small piles of what looks like sawdust, there's a chance you may have wood ants. As their name might suggest, wood ants — also called carpenter ants — can cause structural damage to wooden parts of your home. Bed bugs are tiny pests that love to hide in furniture and other common areas.
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