If you want to know how the pain from that yellowjacket sting on your arm compares to stings from other insects, you need look no further than the body of work of entomologist Justin O. Schmidt.
This episode introduces the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, a brilliantly quirky scale created by entomologist Justin O. Schmidt that ranks insect stings from one to four based on how much they actually hurt. Josh and Chuck dive into Schmidt's personal journey of getting stung hundreds of times while cataloging the pain, and they share some of his hilariously poetic descriptions of what different insect stings feel like, from a tiny sweat bee sting being like a spark to a bullet ant sting being described as pure, brilliant pain like walking over hot coals with a rusty nail in your heel. It's equal parts science lesson, comedy, and cautionary tale about why you should probably avoid yellow jackets at all costs.
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