Came across this the other day. Developed by entomologist Justin O. Schmidt
as a way of ranking the pain of the sting of various hymenopterans. I love
the way he's done it as though he's tasting wine. Enjoy!

* 1.0 Sweat bee: Light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed
a single hair on your arm.
* 1.2 Fire ant: Sharp, sudden, mildly alarming. Like walking across a
shag carpet & reaching for the light switch.
* 1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain.
Someone has fired a staple into your cheek.
* 2.0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to
getting your hand mashed in a revolving door.
* 2.0 Yellowjacket: Hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine W. C.
Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue.
* 2.x Honey bee and European hornet: Like a matchhead that flips off and
burns on your skin.
* 3.0 Red harvester ant: Bold and unrelenting. Somebody is using a drill
to excavate your ingrown toenail.
* 3.0 Paper wasp: Caustic & burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like
spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut.
* 4.0 Tarantula hawk: Blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. A running
hair drier has been dropped into your bubble bath.
* 4.0+ Bullet ant: Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like fire-walking over
flaming charcoal with a 3-inch rusty nail in your heel.

Desert Guy