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The Columbus Dispatch
Ranking of the world's most painful insect stings
The article discusses a classification system created by entomologist Justin Schmidt to rate the pain of insect stings, ranging from Level 1 to 4. In Ohio, common stingers like the bald-faced hornet and western yellowjacket are rated at Level 2, with more painful stings timed at Level 4, such as those from tarantula hawks and bullet ants. Schmidt's scientific efforts involved personally being stung over 1,000 times to develop an objective scale, providing vivid descriptions of each level of pain. The article emphasizes that most local stinging insects produce only short-term discomfort and advises gratitude that more painful species are not present in Ohio.
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