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Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From 'Caustic' to 'Blinding'
Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From 'Caustic' to 'Blinding'
Trekking along a mountain in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, entomologist Justin Schmidt came across a nest of the tropical wasp species Polybia simillima, better known as the Fierce Black Polybia Wasp. The agile, buzzing insect has a reputation for having a painful sting.
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Well, this will give me nightmares.