Schmidt Sting Pain Index

this is an index that rates the sting pain pf various insects
from the mild sting of the sweat bee to the brilliant intense pain of the bullet ant
the three most painful stings are from the tarantula hawk, the warrior wasp and the bullet ant which have a pain level of 4

my most painful sting was from a yellow jacket with a pain level of 2

any stories out there to share?

here is a list of various insects and their sting pain level from 1-4,
pain level 1, sweat bee, little wasp, indian jumping ant
pain level 2, western honey bee, yellowjacket, honey wasp
pain level 3, red headed paper wasp, red paper wasp, florida harvester ant
pain level 4, tarantula hawk, bullet ant, warrior wasp

@lemondrop said
this is an index that rates the sting pain pf various insects
from the mild sting of the sweat bee to the brilliant intense pain of the bullet ant
the three most painful stings are from the tarantula hawk, the warrior wasp and the bullet ant which have a pain level of 4

my most painful sting was from a yellow jacket with a pain level of 2

any stories out there to s ...[text shortened]... wasp, red paper wasp, florida harvester ant
pain level 4, tarantula hawk, bullet ant, warrior wasp

Mind you I wouldn't mind being an Indian jumping ant; sounds like they have all the fun...

@lemondrop said
this is an index that rates the sting pain pf various insects
from the mild sting of the sweat bee to the brilliant intense pain of the bullet ant
the three most painful stings are from the tarantula hawk, the warrior wasp and the bullet ant which have a pain level of 4

my most painful sting was from a yellow jacket with a pain level of 2

any stories out there to s ...[text shortened]... wasp, red paper wasp, florida harvester ant
pain level 4, tarantula hawk, bullet ant, warrior wasp

I must say, Florida's fire ants don't tickle.
Thankfully, I've never had the displeasure of being stung by the dreaded "Harvester". One has to be very unlucky and/or negligent to experience one of those.

@lemondrop

To the best of my recollection, I have never been stung by any insect.

Must be a 'don't even think about it' vibe I'm putting out there.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
@lemondrop

To the best of my recollection, I have never been stung by any insect.

Must be a 'don't even think about it' vibe I'm putting out there.

@very-rusty said
I once stepped in a wasps nest as young child out picking blueberries with with my aunt. I don't know how many times I got stung but it was a lot. My aunt took this blackish looking mud that was nearby and rubbed it all over the wasp bites. Soon the stinging and burning stopped. Lucky for me she knew just what to do, or you people would not have be fortunate enough to have me with you today. 😉

-VR

@very-rusty said
I once stepped in a wasps nest as young child out picking blueberries with with my aunt. I don't know how many times I got stung but it was a lot. My aunt took this blackish looking mud that was nearby and rubbed it all over the wasp bites. Soon the stinging and burning stopped. Lucky for me she knew just what to do, or you people would not have be fortunate enough to have me with you today. 😉

-VR

@lemondrop said
the image of you stepping in a wasps nest is priceless
too bad it wasn't a nest of bullet ants

@ghost-of-a-duke said
You would still be here sir, just lumpier.

😀

@chaney3

No surprise you would find that to be funny!

-VR

@very-rusty said
Can you die from wasp stings?
-VR

@ghost-of-a-duke said
It's certainly possible, though probably quite rare.