You spend enough time outside, you're going to get stung. Maybe it's while you're weeding, or moving lumber, or trying to deal with the trash cans in sandals when you should've put shoes on. Sometimes ...

Justin O. Schmidt swears he's not a masochist. It's just that sometimes there's no substitute for getting stung by a really nasty insect. He's the originator of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, a system ...

Arizona is home to hundreds of different wasp species, but getting stung by a tarantula hawk might be the most painful. Meet ...

Don't use your bare hand—you could end up stinging that too. And like insect stings, jellyfish can rarely trigger anaphylactic shock. If someone shows symptoms, be sure to seek emergency help. From ...

Stung -- The stinger -- The origin of stinging insects -- The pain truth -- Sting science -- Sweat bees and fire ants -- Yellowjackets and wasps -- Harvester ants -- Tarantula hawks and solitary wasps ...

Africa is not short on intimidating insects, and a surprising number of them come with painful stings. While most of these insects only sting in self-defense, their venom can cause harmful symptoms ...

All of them sit at the top end of how much pain a little animal can inflict. There's even a formal pain scale for this. An entomologist named Justin Schmidt let different insects sting him, on purpose ...