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BSI SCORE
9.9
INTIMIDATION
9.8
PAIN
AFTERMATH
10
9.8
NOTE:
"It was like being struck by a lighting bolt of pain that made me jump into the air and my whole hand shocked into numbness in a matter of seconds."
BSI SCORE
9.1
INTIMIDATION
8.6
PAIN
AFTERMATH
9.9
8.8
NOTE:
"This ant's sting is legendary, and it's widely considered to be the most painful insect sting on the planet."
BSI SCORE
9.0
INTIMIDATION
9.9
PAIN
AFTERMATH
8.5
8.6
NOTE:
"For aftermath, the swelling was severe. My arm ballooned up and the redness extended from my wrist all the way down to my elbow."
BSI SCORE
9.0
INTIMIDATION
7.8
PAIN
AFTERMATH
9.6
9.5
NOTE:
"Its burn just kept going and going day after day and week after week, and the rash would come back with a vengeance"
BSI SCORE
8.3
INTIMIDATION
7.5
PAIN
AFTERMATH
9.1
8.3
NOTE:
"The sting burned and itched for days, and caused swelling so severe that it covered my entire forearm and down to my elbow."
BSI SCORE
8.0
INTIMIDATION
7.5
PAIN
AFTERMATH
8.5
8.0
NOTE:
"Their sting is said to be so horrible, that it's painful enough to kill a cow."
BSI SCORE
7.7
INTIMIDATION
7.2
PAIN
AFTERMATH
8.1
7.1
NOTE:
"It bit and stung me multiple times and would refuse to let go even when I tried to pull it off."
BSI SCORE
7.5
INTIMIDATION
7.0
PAIN
AFTERMATH
7.5
7.9
NOTE:
"The Warrior Wasp looks downright menacing. Its impressive size and appearance screams 'don't mess with me, I pack a punch'."
BSI SCORE
7.7
INTIMIDATION
7.8
PAIN
AFTERMATH
7.3
8.1
NOTE:
"The pop of searing sting was quickly followed by intense burning and welts. It was very much like a hot poker that went in without warning."
BSI SCORE
8.2
INTIMIDATION
8.5
PAIN
AFTERMATH
8.0
8.1
NOTE:
"It's easily twice as large as your average hornet. And they almost warn you not to touch them with that bright yellow banding."
BSI SCORE
6.8
INTIMIDATION
7.5
PAIN
AFTERMATH
3.5
9.5
NOTE:
"I have yet to encounter another insect of this size with this powerful of a bite."
BSI SCORE
5.3
INTIMIDATION
5.0
PAIN
AFTERMATH
4.5
6.5
NOTE:
"It has the fastest bite of any animal on the planet."
BSI SCORE
4.3
INTIMIDATION
8.0
PAIN
AFTERMATH
3.0
4.0
NOTE:
"I had to pull the stinger out. It was stuck under my skin, and I got sprayed by venom."
BSI SCORE
2.7
INTIMIDATION
3.5
PAIN
AFTERMATH
2.5
2.0
NOTE:
"It's not that bad, and it's actually hard to think of a less painful sting I've ever taken. As soon as the pain started to build, it abruptly ended."
BSI SCORE
8.5
INTIMIDATION
9.8
PAIN
AFTERMATH
8.8
6.9
NOTE:
"This is the first documented sting, that we know of, of this species, so I had no idea of what to expect."
BITE STING INDEX
(Brave Wilderness BSI)
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