15 Insects With the Most Painful Stings

You spend enough time outside, you’re going to get stung. Maybe it’s while you’re weeding, or moving lumber, or trying to ...
Arizona Daily Star

'Excruciating, unrelenting pain basically shuts down any function that you can do other than awareness of the pain'

Justin O. Schmidt swears he's not a masochist. It's just that sometimes there's no substitute for getting stung by a really nasty insect. He's the originator of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, a system ...
New Atlas

‘World’s most painful insect sting’ found to target nerves in unique way

If you’ve been stung by an ant, you know how painful it can be. Australian researchers have found that some of the most painful ant stings are caused by nerve-targeting neurotoxins. But, unlike those ...
Inverse

Can insects feel pain? Here’s why we need to talk about bug rights

At least a trillion insects are killed annually for food and animal feed. Common slaughter methods include extreme heat and cold, often preceded by starvation. By comparison, “only” around 79 billion ...
New Atlas

Study argues insects feel pain, raises questions around ethical farming

A new review article penned by a trio of researchers suggests insects do have the capacity to experience pain. The article summarizes the latest behavioral and molecular science before concluding the ...
Iowa Public Radio

Science journalist Shayla Love discusses whether insects feel pain

Ever wondered if insects feel pain? We interact with them every day, and they're nearly 40% of all living species on Earth. Now new research explores the possibility that insects feel the subjective ...
Newsweek

Insects May Be Able to Feel Pain, Study Suggests

The question of whether or not insects feel pain is a matter of heated debate among scientists. In a study published on Tuesday, a team of researchers argue that these animals have a certain ...