The Sting of the Wild
Dr. Justin Schmidt has allowed himself to be stung by some of the nastiest creatures in the world so as to build a "pain scale" rating that goes from uncomfortable to intolerable
Suffering for science, as a researcher sets out to experience an insect world of pain
When Dr. Justin Schmidt, an Entomologist at the University of Arizona in Tucson set out to study the effects of stinging insects on humans, he decided the only way to do so was to 'become' the experiment.
On his own pain scale, he provides detailed descriptions ranging from the barely-noticeable pin prick sensation of the little wasp, to the intense, brilliant, 12 hour pain of the bullet ant. It is a pain-filled journey about getting stung in the name of science.
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