Wednesday, April 27, 2011

11 Insects with The Most Painful Stings | Healthmad

11 Insects with The Most Painful Stings | Healthmad

Here’s a list of insect with the most venomous sting in the world. Such stings can induce excruciating pain and numbness and for others could mean death. The measurement of sting used on this particular article is the Schmidt Sting Pain Index.

Insects are among the most diverse group of animals in the world. Most insects are considered pests to humans. Many species are harmful and deadly too.

Sweat Bee


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With a sting measurement of 1.0, Sweat Bees are among the insects with potent sting. Sweat Bees were so named because they are attracted to the salt in human sweat. Their sting is almost painless but can cause harm to people with allergies to insect stings.

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