Schmidt Sting Pain Index
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Author: Desert Guy
Date: Jun 30, 2008 18:06

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...
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