The 8 Most Painful Insect Stings on Earth

[@beatsbydave32]

Does anyone else think that Schmidt's descriptions of the pains are just great?

[@TheOatTea]

Exquisite

[@seleykosanikatwr9272]

Very poetic indeed

[@Life_RPG]

He should've been a writer... But then who would let insects abuse them for science?

[@nureinbratwurst2109]

I love how he used the word Brilliant. He gets it

[@lovelyafternoon]

David Shim “It’s like somebody is using a power drill to excavate your ingrown toenail”

[@YatiAcharya]

"Death doesn't let you learn" Sounds like something a really twisted villain would say.

[@thomasneal9291]

"If you kill him, he won't learn nuthin'" kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5-Ymp-NrJqootE

[@katrinakollmann5265]

Or someone trying to talk someone out of taking their life. Wow.

[@Aeturnalis]

Change it to "death doesn't let you reproduce," and you have the official motto of evolution.

[@aspiechan420]

Sounds like something Jigsaw would say!

[@lovecraftscat5044]

Ghirahim.

[@shiningarmor2838]

Why does Schmidt describe pain the same way a connoisseur describes food or wine?

[@seanhagan1435]

Shining Armor because he’s motivated by genuine curiosity

[@fridgidfroilet3142]

He is a pain connoisseur

[@benselectionforcasting4172]

Because he gave a Schmidt

[@thomasneal9291]

for the entertainment value.

[@depurasangre86]

a nice peppery sligthly aged burning sensation. with a hint of a constant drilling into your nerves after taste. goes well with white wine and an epipen. i do prefer the southern african over the european because of the more pronounced decaying of the skin around the sting area. 4.5 out of 5. would definitely take another sting.

[@-Archant]

"Warrior wasp" "Tarantula Hawk" "Bullet Ant" Coyote Peterson: "Executioner Wasp."

[@bridgewornroblox2196]

Yep

[@AdrianaFerreira-xz4pc]

Right

[@subducks5521]

Japanese Giant hornet

[@fredm.2076]

@@subducks5521 no. Executioner wasp. That heresy will get you killed you can't talk about the king that way. Be careful friend. The King is everywhere.

[@rokusho6667]

Jackson Bailey giant hornet is second. Executioner wasps pain lasts for days and causes necrosis. Which is like having holes of dead tissue throughout the entire stun limb. Giant honrets do not cause any of that but are still painful as hell. Probably tied with or worse then the bullet ant.

[@infinitecanadian]

And strangely enough, no death has ever been recorded by a bullet ant sting, not even by the people who weave them into gloves and get stung hundreds of times.

[@jclau77]

10 worst insect stings Coyote Peterson: *Hold my beer*

[@Karin_Allen]

12-year-old Mawe Indians in the Amazonian rainforest to Coyote Peterson: Hold my milk while I put on these *two giant gloves full of thousands of bullet ants* and dance around in them without so much as a whimper: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHisi2Cwituiqq8

[@arthas640]

Steve Erwin: *hold me croc, I'm gonna check on that beautiful Sheila!*

[@Semityis22]

Its 8 stings

[@rickh3714]

Hold my Gila monster. Here's my anecdotal pain index Honey bee 2 German wasp 2.5 Bumble bee to ankle 3 ( like a mini fret saw cutting in) Tasmanian paper wasp to stomach 4 Instant shock. Like being shot with a small Calibre gun ( I imagine). Waves of pain that subside after a few minutes. 10- 20? Mins Asian paper wasp to eyelid 4 ( possibly more due to location) instant smarting pain. Lid blows up badly for perhaps an hr or more. Panic. (Did it get my eyeball, will I go blind etc) Stings badly for perhaps 2 hrs slowly subsiding. Large beetle bite 1.5 . Hurts and blood but less painful than bee sting Giant centipede. 5 Instant electrifying shock, like molten lava injected into arm. Throbbing waves of excruciating pain. Scream inducing. Subsides to not much 15-20 mins later. I would refuse to handle one in future without thick leather gloves. Cricket ball to head 4 (K.O'd) Throbbing headache afterwards 4.5 Lasts several days. Similar ball to groin 4 subsiding to 3.5 a few minutes later

[@guymathias3697]

Coyote, Dont!

[@AtrumNuntius]

Did these scientists also double as writers for young adult novels? Cause I don't think I've ever heard such flowery descriptions for being stung.

[@wschippr1]

Atrum Nuntius I was stung by a bullet ant and the best I can describe it is like others have, such as being shot or someone putting a cigar out on ones skin.

[@jacobmortimore]

I'm so grateful that I live in the UK pretty much nothing here can cause a painful sting

[@alexanderschmidt8305]

I love how everybody from UK freaks out when they see those huge flying grasshoppers in greece

[@DecibelthePanda]

Ronathon 69 horsefly bro, horsefly

[@balharher7365]

Except a sting to the heart

[@HAZARDOUS88]

Horse Radish? lol

[@Meow_YT]

Just the painful sting of an agonising life

[@CatchBurning]

I jumped into a Firethorn bush once. When you’re in contact it feels like a regular thorn bush, but then the burning pain starts. I got scratched all over my legs and arms, and therefore got a fever like reaction because of the overdose. The pain lasted for a week, my legs and arms burned and throbbed, we kept finding thorns stuck in my skin even days after. The entire time I was home sick my thoughts where ether ‘all a I wanted was to get that ball!’ And ‘why was this thing on a school playground in the first place?!’ 😖

[@mgm.al3mry]

That's sad, man. Hugs to you 🌹

[@DreckbobBratpfanne]

Had that with stinging nettles... was already enough, basically like a hundred ants getting you at once.

[@Zarmdthecoolest]

Yeah, why was it on a playground? Whose idea was that?

[@mastod0n1]

@@Zarmdthecoolest nature

[@scottdahneke1031]

Oof

[@Vistakrov7392]

Bullet ant: pain last for 24 hours Exacutioner wasp: pain last for a week

[@ronaldshank7589]

Dude....a week?!? If that ever happens to me, I hope that somebody is nearby with a lead pipe, knocks me out, and puts me in a freakin' COMA for that week, 'cause I don't wanna suffer for a full week, just because of an Executioner Wasp's Sting! If a whole bunch of them Sting me, somebody kill me, and let me go onto the Heaven!!!

[@thomasbellavance1885]

First of all, did you forget that the executioner wasp started forming a hole in Coyote Peterson's arm?

[@dilon6168]

Ronald Shank actually if multiple executioners sting you before someone even had the opportunity of killing yourself or something, you will be neutralized by the pain, and little later you’ll probably dead

[@faliciatruran729]

Hornets: 4 weeks

[@AceofDlamonds]

warrior wasps, bullet ant, tarantula hawk the big 3 painbringers of all time! of course the executioner wasp has to be an honorable mention!

[@YouNoub1]

Is this why we have two different metric systems? meters/feet Kilograms/pounds Coyote Peterson/Justin Schmidt

[@seanbush5313]

Justin Schmidt "brilliant pain" Coyote Peterson "AHHHHHHGAAAAWWWWWWW I CANT MOVE MY ARM!!!!"

[@aa-xi8bc]

Sorry but I have to say; we have one metric system and the USA (and them ONLY) have the imperial system (inches, feet, miles...).

[@crimsonkaiser3162]

Queen Moriarty False, Liberia, and Myanmar use the imperial system too.

[@thanrose]

Coyote based his selections on Schmidt's pain scale. There is at least one other entomological list of worst stings though.

[@oliverhees4076]

Coyote screams for about 20 seconds, then mostly shakes it off as if he had a mild injury

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

Stefan is a great addition to your team. He speaks clearly and pronounces everything in an articulate manner while exuding exuberance about the topic. Well done

[@torvamessorem6686]

"Pain is your body letting you know there's a problem." Yeah okay fine, but enough's enough.

[@scottmantooth8785]

it's like...do you really want to do that again?

[@im1who84u]

Death is natures way of telling you to slow down.

[@Brainsucker92]

Dude, are you Günther Steiner?

[@bradsuarez2683]

"Pain is weakness leaving the body"

[@planescaped]

@@im1who84u Thanks for the heads up... oh wait

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

This is my list (some of which are based off of Coyote Peterson's ideals) 10. Honey Bee 9. Yellow Jacket 8. Fire Ant 7. Harvester Ant 6. Red Headed Paper Wasp 5. Velvet Ant (Cow Killer) 4. Warrior Wasp 3. Asian Giant Hornet and Tarantula Hawk 2. Bullet Ant 1. *E X E C U T I O N E R W A S P*

[@qwedge]

0. G I A N T D E S E R T C E N T I P E D E

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

@@qwedge That's a bite, not a sting.

[@thewhite9044]

Coyote said that the sting of the japanese giant hornet was almost on par with the giant dessert centepede don't know if he mean it. And also you forgot killer bees coyote said it was more deadlier than honey bees but he wasn't stung by it. Did coyote got stung by red headed paper wasp?

[@fengliu975]

He mentioned that after executioner wasp there would be no more stinging. So we will never find out from him after that I guess

[@DaDaDaDa-im6on]

He actually said tarantula hawk is more painful than bullet ant for him. But the pain of taranrula hawk doesent last much so thats why bullet and is on the top (if we dont include ex wasp)

[@jeythegrey]

A little addition in case anybody even reads this or cares: Schmidt himself thinks, that the most dangerous of them all is the honeybee, not only due to many showing allergic symptoms, but also because they are found regularly where a lot of people live (nests nearby houses), are common almost all around the world and are known to release pheromones upon stinging to inform other bees that there is a predator nearby. This causes you to be most likely stung by multiple if you happen to be nearby a nest and honeybees are willing to relentlessly hunting you down for kilometers. Watch Bravewilderness interview with Schmidt for more info

[@spindash64]

On the other hand, since they make honey, and are well known as pollinators, I feel that people are also somewhat better informed to just leave them bee ...erhem...

[@vaiyt]

Are you sure you aren't mistaking common honey bees for africanized bees?

[@Master_Therion]

Sure, fire ants... kill them with fire. But honey bees are important... let them bee.

[@Scou73r]

GET OUT!

[@marcopineda7501]

i can't beelieve what i read

[@RobLong1993]

I thought you were going to suggest killing them with honey?

[@BertGrink]

But smoke also gets in your eyes!

[@nebulan]

Fire the fire ants

[@jojoh265]

They need to redo this and add executioner wasp Anyone here fan of brave wilderness

[@AdmiralWillisLee1942]

True

[@conwarrior2900]

True

[@FlowerPatchH]

Yes!

[@fujisakicdanganronpa5395]

Hell yeah!

[@redacted6169]

True

[@ryanaguas6463]

You didnt mention Coyote Peterson, the guy that has gotten stung by all of these

[@prognerite9447]

Ryan Aguas not by the red headed paper wasp

[@lilbroomstick420]

Melamine he will do it eventually

[@Ayaforshort]

Yeah, but where do you think CP got the pain scale from? Also Schmidt is the one actually studying the science behind it. CO just did it to get attention on KZbin.

[@afz1194]

He is probably immune......I bet he will swing in lava next time. :D

[@DanielRenardAnimation]

*Ayenate' Lawson* I'm glad you say that. Although I like Coyote, it's important to point out he isn't exactly a pioneer on the topic. Pretty tired of _any_ audience who sees a person do something "first" and _assumes_ that 'this' was where it originated from. I'm glad SciShow sheds some light on it too.

[@grass4655]

Is anyone going to acknowledge his “stay curious” shirt?

[@devinchen4190]

mystery science

[@prestonang8216]

. Lol

[@nou8461]

Nope

[@mercster]

What's curious is this guy's haircut.

[@saltywater5097]

they feed their babies tarantulas, let that sink in for a minute.... that's a whole lot of nope.

[@saltywater5097]

@Death Omen arachnid

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@saltywater5097 Meh, some wasps lay their eggs inside live victims and even zombifiy them. 🤷

[@noelmey2118]

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks *OOF*

[@thecarwithinternetaccess7952]

Some birds eat other birds. Crocodiles eat baby Alligators and vice versa

[@mattblake9936]

Radarex bird on bird prey is very very common, and for the American Alligator, adult males will kill and consume younger male alligators to prevent future competition😳

[@esamkotsalainen2898]

Lol ive been stung by half of these Do not recommend

[@scottmantooth8785]

not exactly on my bucket list

[@davidtacy2594]

You're pretty cool

[@edwardzawistowski4770]

Me to

[@raaston9761]

@@davidtacy2594 i have been stung by them all

[@andygreen3575]

Stay out of the rainforest.

[@greensteve9307]

People worry about Australia, and yet the top 5 were all found in the Americas.

[@ClasherofWorlds]

Steve Cheetah well it's the spiders that are dangerous in Australia as well as snakes but anyways, spiders are arachnids and technically arachnids are not insects otherwise the red back spider funnel web spider would be in the top 5 probably

[@SmellyKatPants]

There are also horribly painful and dangerous insects in Australia, but perhaps Schmidt didn't test them. I mean, there are a lot of insects in the world. I can't seem to find any evidence that Schmidt tested the jack jumper (aka hopper ant) but I've been told it is one of the most painful stings of any insect and they cause a lot of deaths because many people are allergic to them.

[@jagfan101]

This is pain index, not a lethality level index...

[@mabinogidrws]

I got bitten by a bull ant once. Stung like buggery! That's enough insect interaction for me.

[@mabinogidrws]

blog.csiro.au/things-that-sting-how-do-aussie-insects-measure-up-on-the-pain-scale/

[@krishnameet436]

Lego Brick is a number 5 on the Schmidt index Description: Absolutely excruciating, indescribable, everlasting,eternal pain

[@OoooOooOooOOooO-ol8kc]

Executioner wasp: I'm about to end the warrior wasp's whole career

[@jasonite_gaming]

How are you?

[@sonicsucks20]

Mha doesnt exist.

[@DanniIsASquid]

Looks outside Sees a quite a lot of wasps *haha,im in danger*

[@ronaldshank7589]

Check out this young dude that goes by the moniker Just Joshing here on KZbin. That kid... sometimes, I think he, at least subconsciously, has a death wish! He captured some Wasps, put them in a special room (A large container), and tried to see if he could make pets out of them, even getting in this special room with them! He soon found out that the Wasps weren't having any of it! One of them (at least!), landed on him, and stung him! Wasps aren't designed like us. They don't have the same Genetic coding that we do. I believe that this young man found that out the hard way! They made sure he got that point through his thick 💀!!!!!

[@thomasisrael1636]

Schmidtt: "I've come up with a scale for pain." Count Rugen: "...Go on..."

[@megatonfunkids9801]

I’ve never been stung by a bee, but a have stepped on a wasp before. That wasn’t a very good day for me or my friend who got slapped in the face with a burning marshmallow that same day.

[@wiggliestone8456]

Megaton Fun Kids a burning marshmallow? 😂. I’ve only been stung by a wasp, which got stuck inside my jeans and stung my multiple times :(

[@alisababic8269]

I've stepped on a bee before but I can't even imagine a wasp oof

[@makenziguidry6065]

What a wild day

[@hailervin]

I think wasp stings hurt more than a bee sting anyways. Red paper wasps down South hurt like hell at least a 2 to a 3 on the scale.

[@davey6259]

@@hailervin last week, a wasp got stuck between my lips and it stung me multiple times. My lips literally blew up.

[@AakashKalaria]

I prefer Baymax scale of 1 to 10.

[@AakashKalaria]

@Hduf Lolly, Awww thank you!

[@HoHSiS]

yeah

[@moltenhydrogen2218]

on a scale of 1 to 10 how do you rate your pain?

[@wertyuser798]

@@moltenhydrogen2218 "Really? Well, you just rate it and thats it. Just like the way im rating your comment" 2 penguin/10

[@moltenhydrogen2218]

wertyuser is this some sort of tier 3 joke that i dont understand?

[@Bassillixx]

Once I extracted my own rotten tooth with rusty pliers, that was a level 10+

[@makenziguidry6065]

Honey Bee: *stings me* Me: That was nothing. IM ALIVE! Honey Bee: *dies* Also Honey Bee: I'll be waiting for you in Hell

[@Slimeacation]

Brave Wilderness anyone?

[@Goldenheart_345]

You mean crazy ow man?

[@drowsymexico]

Matthew Hoffman here boi

[@danm8004]

Be brave, stay wild!

[@eyobwalid2332]

Brave wilderness EVERYONE!

[@captainrobots1]

Matthew Hoffman yep

[@snazz1363]

I’ve stepped on a couple harvester ants about 2 years ago, the description was very accurate

[@johnnyspoop3582]

“Then there’s the beloved honeybee.” “And probably the sting most people have felt for themselves, because they’re found basically everywhere” Well not anymore they’re not

[@jmodified]

Most people who think say they've been stung by a "bee" probably got it from a yellowjacket. Honey bees are so docile you can basically pet them while they are gathering pollen. Only if you are poking around near the hive are you likely to get stung. Yellowjackets are way more aggressive, plus their nests are in the ground where you're likely to step in them or run over them with a lawn mower. Paper wasps also like to build nests in outdoor electric receptacles and light fixtures, under trailer hitch couplers, in bushes, and other places where people are likely to be poking their fingers, though maybe most people wouldn't confuse them bees. I've been stung hundreds of times by yellowjackets and paper wasps, but only once (one incident but about fifty stings) when I got too close to a honey bee hive.

[@crackers2695]

Coyote's hand: exists Coyote: I'm about to end the hands whole career

[@bambufan3636]

Bullet ant venom is nothing compared to denim fly venom. It's injected by the fly the moment you zip up and your foreskin gets stuck. Excruciating! A 9 on the Schmidt scale.

[@-Devy-]

Mykel Duso It's a joke, you moron.

[@unknownstranger1127]

@@mykel723 srsly tho you need to stay away from the Internet...lol

[@groundpound3126]

@@mykel723 Whoooosh.

[@thanatosvorigan4986]

You have no idea how much it hurts to be shot do you? Think about a burning hot piece of brass getting lodged into your body with the impact from more than the speed of sound. That's how painful getting shot, which is how painful bullet ants hurt. You were probably joking but just in case, getting useless skin stuck in a zipper is nothing compared to being shot.

[@erwinbosma7021]

search executiner wasp coyote peterson it is way worse than a bullit ant and the pain stays for weeks

[@seafoxx777]

Thank you so much for knowing the difference between venom and poison.

[@Vistakrov7392]

Also why aren't scientist researching about the exacutioner wasp

[@EagleEye-oe4xe]

Baby bunnies: ok, rabbits preyed on so much it isn't shocking SEA TURTLE HATCHLINGS: TURTLE PRESERVATION MODE TRIGGERED

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

Velvet ants are no picnic either. There's a _reason_ why they're called "cow-killers." :-(

[@OneFoxTwoFox]

David Buschhorn yup. They should be one number higher on pain than warrior wasps. I was stung at the age of 7. To this day that memory is etched in. It only lasted about 45 minutes but it felt like someone stuck a red hot poker and left it there for the entirety of that time. I left my hand in a cooler of ice water amd each time i pulled it out, felt like i was stung again. Mother nature does an amazing job of making sure to make bad things very colorful. If it is pretty, if you arent knowledgeable, it is best to observe from a distance.

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

I found one at work and had no idea what it was! I followed it around and thought it was beautiful. Not knowing what it was, I didn't pick it up. Thank God.

[@Hellheart]

David Buschhorn That's the truth, right there, bro!! Got bitten/stung by one a few years ago while I was in Texas (I think). It was hell!! Second worst pain I've ever felt.

[@mcstar1994]

Ricky Ray what was the first??

[@Hellheart]

newton jacobs Getting stabbed

[@K1LL3R_4RC4D3]

I’ve literally never been stung by any of these *god I’m lucky...*

[@BasePuma4007]

The only one you're likely to encounter would be a normal yellow jacket wasp, and those don't hurt that bad tbh.

[@ricknoyb1613]

Not really, enduring insect stings is like being vaccinated. Go your whole life without a sting and it could be real trouble if you are stung later on and exhibited a life-threatening reaction. I believe there are unexplored benefits to getting stung or bitten by nature every so often. Unused immune systems need to be exercised just like muscles or brain cells. Without an exterior threat to chew on, I tend to believe we are setting ourselves up for a whole host of autoimmune diseases or immunity sensitivity because the immune system isn't being utilized.

[@ivanvoznenko7874]

@@ricknoyb1613 Facts

[@Metroid4ever]

Good, fire ants are nasty fuckers.

[@accountnotinuse1535]

Same

[@かのかり-s1l]

Executioner wasp: *im about to end the bullet ant’s whole career*

[@triviaactivities3794]

Exactly

[@villaholland]

Coyote should try these all.

[@H0A0B123]

He did

[@villaholland]

H all?

[@ShaneHornMusic]

already has

[@SantosOnFire]

Almost all.

[@dragoon9794]

Robb V. Ya

[@Sandstimes]

I heard that you can save a honey bee that stung you by holding still and letting it slowly and carefully pull its stinger out of u but I’ve never tried it so I don’t know how truthful that claim is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@brodieknight772]

This should be called "8 various insect stings rating from least to most painful"

[@AdmiralWillisLee1942]

Not including the king of sting, the executioner!

[@masterdyl8514]

Worst stings Kids who watched Brave Wilderness: The Expert

[@teodorgut6401]

This video need to be modified. Coyote Peterson got stung by the Japanese Giant Hornet and the Executioner Wasp, both stings are more painful than all of these.

[@Epicsting]

also when he was stung by the warrior wasp it didnt lose its stinger so the part about it being barbed is wrong.

[@CheifSmokinDank]

He ranked the japanese giant hornet on the same scale as the bullet ant and the executioner wasp has one of, if not thee most painful sting of any insect. Both deserve a place on the list you're right.

[@gerble36]

@@Epicsting Just because it is barbed, doesn't mean it will always stick in your skin. All wasps and bees have barbs on their stingers. It is just that honey bees have the most barbed stingers. Some wasps have larger barbs, like the warrior wasp for example, but their barbs aren't as large as the honey bees. It just means that some times, they can sting more then once. But more often then not, they will stick just like honey bee stingers.

[@rhin3stonecowgirl]

I live in Australia, and I got stung by a wasp under my eye when i was a kid. Luckily it didn't effect my vision, but the skin around my eye did swell up bad for around a week. The swelling was far worse than the bite itself, which only hurt for a little while.

[@amandacairos]

I really needed that part about tarantulas not liking to be eaten 🤣

[@dexterd1188]

The brave scientists lining up to study the pain index? What about the brave volunteers? I love the answers being sent. We are all connected.more than we think. Hi everyone.

[@yeetotaquito4635]

Bro I’m shooketh I had an ingrown toenail once and when he said those words I was having vietnam flashbacks

[@1mr255]

4:01 : "FOR SCIENCE!"

[@spamuel98]

You'd think if someone is INTENTIONALLY getting themselves stung by these things, scientists would be able to study their venom...

[@Mojosfire]

SaddleBack Caterpillar gave me the absolute most painful sting I've ever received so far in my life! It's a sting I'll shall never forget! I was wearing shorts that day. Never ever want to get stung by one again. I'm from Florida, and we have a huge insect population. I didn't even know what it was at first, and it looked like just a piece of fuzz that fell off from on my outdoor garbage can I was wheeling back to the side of the house, but I found out after that's how they appear like tan color fuzz. The pain was so bad, and I had an imprint of it's whole under body on the inside of my thigh that took several days before it finally disappeared. It brought me to tears when I was stung, the pain traveled up, and through my whole body. I had to go to the hospital, that's when they identified what had stung me. It was so bad I couldn't walk for three days, because of the intense pain just putting any weight on my leg where it had stung me!

[@letsRegulateSociopaths]

Yeah, if you are ALLERGIC to a Bee, it literally feels like getting hit with a hammer.

[@bantabury]

Never been stung by a wasp or bee and I've never seen a hornet in person. Thank God.

[@Solomon0424]

Me neither, thank the lord.

[@Misszx14]

Coyote Peterson: *Am I a Joke to you*

[@fallingasleepaswespeak]

yellow jacket stings: give off serotonin millions of unmedicated depressed teens around the world: gimme

[@ashergoney]

Bee,Wasp, Mosquito, Roach , Red Ants, Soldier Ant, Huntsman Spider..

[@DatsRandom]

I got stung by a mosquito once. I didn't even feel it lol I'm just tough like that.

[@raaston9761]

breaking my bones don't hurt

[@darkhunter9474]

It only itches

[@ybajoe9773]

crushing my ring finger till I can see bone felt literally like nothing(not a lie) maybe it was too much for my body to send signals as? and getting cut by glass deep in my shin didn't hurt ,but walking after did a little bit

[@mbgal7758]

Schmidt talks about stings like they’re a fine French wine.

[@dontplay6580]

No Velvet Ant? It's sting is supposed to be comparable to, if not stronger, than the Bullet Ant.

[@taylorsmarineal]

I'm 12 never been sting by anything boy I'm lucky edit I'm gonna get stung like being scared for life

[@latrellsprewell653]

Honey bees and yellow jackets honestly aren't that bad I was suprised they even got a two. Also the pain doesn't last long at all.

[@prestonang8216]

No ants? Holy heck u lucky, got bitten by Maurader ants and holy heck hurts. And centipedes. *CENTIPEDES*

[@tjohnstonbawden]

You didn even edit it

[@tjohnstonbawden]

Also this isnt edited Edit:this isnt a edit

[@im1who84u]

Well, your still young. There's still time. Wait until you get stung by a divorce. That's alotto fun. That sting hurts for life and beyond.

[@Bombay1618]

There's *a lot* of personification on Schmidt's lurid, sultry list. Adjectives.

[@Cashownsyourass]

No velvet ant, aka "cow killer"?

[@potatomanjeffers3542]

I once lived in a house where we had several harvester ant nests in our yard. Me and my siblings loved to spray them with a power hose. We got a lot of stings, and it hurt. So we killed more of them. And got stung more. It was a vicious cycle.

[@КРОКОДИЛ-ь7м]

After the first time I was stung by a normal wasp, became completely immune to that pain.

[@rahman_inc2714]

the executioner wasp is number 1 now according to Coyote Peterson

[@boyblueNJ]

“Death doesn’t let you learn” damn this got deep

[@drummerdude0515]

This puts into perspective how painful it was for Steveo and Chris Pontius on Wild Boys when put there hands into the bullet ant glove.

[@RachelDeRosier010894]

Me: (Sees any bee or wasp, no matter how painful the sting) Me: *NOPE* 👋😨

[@imperatornicolae3232]

What about the Japanese Giant Hornet?

[@sion8]

*+*

[@jeremyaal8694]

danX Nicolae A sting that can cause kidney failure and skin necrosis within hours definitely should have made this list. Maybe Schmidt has never tested the Japanese Giant Hornet sting...

[@ozdergekko]

Jaal -- who knows. He did fire-walk with rusty nails in his heels. Or so it seems.

[@MrCordycep]

I guess this is more about pain and not about horrible death inducement, otherwise you'll have many Australian creatures on this list.

[@themightymcb7310]

Putting a Giant hornet sting on a pain index is like putting a bark scorpion sting on one. Will it hurt? Sure, but that's the least of your problems if it happens to you.

[@Arkantolas]

schmidt's descriptions were hella poetic. he should become a writer.

[@angelitabecerra]

I'm expecting Bullet Ants to make it on this list. Don't disappoint me SciShow. Good, you didn't disappoint me

[@obi-wankenobi2955]

Anyone a fan of Brave Wilderness No? Just me? Ok.

[@blacktimhoward4322]

How many retail jobs do you think Schmidt suffered through before he said "F this, I'd rather get stung for a living?"

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Fun fact: while worker bees can’t retract their stingers because they’re barbed, a Queen bee’s stinger is smooth with no barbs, meaning that the Queen is able to retract her stinger and sting multiple times!

[@glenngriffon8032]

Okay I got no idea who this coyote guy is everyone's whining about in the comments but if he gets this kind of cult following I'm blacklisting the name. I don't wanna know.

[@ockertoustesizem1234]

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[@TheOatTea]

What a loss. Lol

[@professionallybad126]

I guess you’re missing out then.

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

Coyote Perterson has been stung by almost the entirety of this list. On camera. I think the only one he has t had was the red headed paper wasp

[@CheifSmokinDank]

The japanese giant hornet and the executioner wasp are not on this list and peterson ranked these top two on the pain index

[@banditrl6097]

Coyote Peterson while watching this “am I a joke to you?”

[@eccelent1]

My experience from a bee sting is „For the first couple of days it hurts a little bit if you touch it and then it starts to itch"

[@sadgirlhours4088]

"German yellow jackets deliver 98% serotonin" Me: *punches a German yellow jacket hive to get my serotonin delivery *

[@davidevitolo5474]

Bye bye SSRI drugs...give me one hive of those

[@jamesmerkel1932]

Schmidt never mentioned the second reason Tarantula Hawks are so damn terrifying is their durability. I dropped a cinder block on one and walked away. The next day I picked up the cinder block and the wasp was only pissed off...

[@LastGoatKnight]

I only get stung this year's summer. My grandma's garage was full of yellow jackets and one time when I was put back the grassmower to it's place, for no reason and without in-past ignorance, one stung me twice, one in my left wrist and one in my right ear's top. Luckily, I had no allergic reaction but just in case I drank a tablet of calcium

[@deranathonarkantos6712]

The description of the Tarantula Hawk wasp and its venom remind me of the Vespoids of the Monster Hunter series of games!

[@rotomblack8389]

“Death doesn’t let you learn” this needs to be on merch! 😍💀👻

[@oldlantern4754]

tarantula hawks are pretty neat. I got about an inch away from one when i was a kid and it was super chill. they look beautiful in person.

[@kalechips4564]

Jeez, after learning about how bad the tiny Tarantula Hawk Wasp stings hurt I have even more sympathy for a Courier going north out of Goodsprings

[@thekingofjesters2368]

Wasps are my mortal enemies

[@hexdepression3129]

Executioner wasp: allow me to introduce myself

[@triviaactivities3794]

Hahahahahahaha🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@musashi939]

Omae wa mo, shinderu. NANI? Sry, couldn't resist

[@bobito8997]

Update on the this courtesy of Coyote Peterson. The Executioner wasp is, in his judgement, worse than the bullet ant. Since Justin Schmidt doesn't include it in his Index, and presumably therefore didn't take a sting from one, that would probably make Peterson the only person who's in a position to make a comparison.

[@peterclancy3653]

In Western Australia we have a bull ant which is similar to the bullet ant but probably on the 4 scale.its affect can be neutralised by rubbing crushed bracken fern fiddles ( new growth at the top of the plant) onto the sting site, gives immediate relief

[@mattlogue1300]

Thanks Dr Schmidt

[@jesusfreak777ize]

I live in Arizona, and I saw a tarantula hawk before I knew what it was. I'm like, "damn, that's a huge wasp" and I saw it fly around to spider webs, pretend to be caught to lure the spider out, then grab it and go, luckily, it totally ignored me. But then I learned what it was and I was very glad I didn't mess with it.

[@agwager]

9 ... Giant Hornet 10... Executioner Wasp ... Time for a top 10 video update. Nice job.

[@jmsgridiron5628]

New Vegas flashbacks. Those danm Cazadors

[@nuclearboom2467]

I can say this, a piece of hot slag from welding is the same pain as a bee sting

[@SoNoFTheMoSt]

'I dont know what yellow jackets hes been stung by, but maybe they should get a room' haha :) so right what a weird description of a wasp sting.

[@Metroid4ever]

Apparently, as a toddler, I nearly got my ankle chewed off by fire ants. Been stung by a yellow jacket. It was more of a 1 on that scale, just irritating for a few days.

[@atomicwinter31]

I got stung by a mean wasp once, when i was around 9 or 10. It led to me crying, but still being forced to move a trailor that had an entire nest in it. That damn wasp caused my body to melt. The sting was right next to my Achilles tendon, and ended up burning a little hole into the skin.

[@tommunyon2874]

The "boonie bee" of Guam, which is actually a black, tropical wasp with a purple stripe on its abdomen, delivers a sting that burns and numbs, simultaneously. I was on a step ladder removing a frond from a betel palm and got stung on my right quadricep. I could barely get down from the ladder, because my leg was nearly immobilized.

[@itsjuan145]

Lets all take a moment and realize, Steve-O and Chris Pontius each stuck their hand up a glove full of bullet ants