In this video, posted Tuesday, "Brave Wilderness" host Coyote Peterson finds out firsthand what happens when a bullet ant fires away. Creepy crawlies Bizarre, beautiful insect images made from ...

Interestingly enough, the reason why this fearsome insect is called a ‘bullet ant’ is because its sting is said to be as painful as a gunshot. And for reasons that defy explanation, ...

How about a bullet ant bite? An entomologist has built an index ranking insect stings — after getting stung more than 1,000 times. Animals. No Pain, No Scientific Gain: ...

Of the bullet ant (a four-plus), Schmidt says: "Pure ... it's not some sort of masochism — he is fascinated by stinging insects, and sometimes those painful pricks are just part of the ...

If there’s one ant you definitely don’t want to mess with, it’s the bullet ant. ... (Paraponera clavata) is known for having what many describe as the most painful insect sting in the world.

The sting of a bullet ant has been compared to being shot with a firearm, and is said to be the most painful of any insect bite. ‘Naked & Afraid’ stars bitten by world's most painful insect ...

Thus was born the "Schmidt Pain Scale for Stinging Insects." It's a four-point system, with a four being most painful. The scale is anchored by the well-known sting of a honey bee (rating a two ...

In the final installment of Into The Amazon, LCA heads into the rainforest canopy, overloads the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, discovers a constellation of ...