![Scientists rank the pain of stinging insects - and the worst is like 'the flow an active VOLCANO' | Daily Mail Online Scientists rank the pain of stinging insects - and the worst is like 'the flow an active VOLCANO' | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/04/26/13/70252853-12015501-Dr_Justin_Schmidt_was_stung_by_78_of_the_most_venomous_insects_i-a-279_1682510753372.jpg)
Scientists rank the pain of stinging insects - and the worst is like 'the flow an active VOLCANO' | Daily Mail Online
Entomology Uncensored on X: "Just a little funny for Friday. I decided to put the Schmidt Pain Index together with the Scoville Heat Unit Scale. #WaspLove #entomology https://t.co/um6bAeePYS https://t.co/D5FdfzDHco" / X
![The Schmidt Sting Pain Index is a pain scale rating the relative pain caused by different hymenopteran stings. It is mainly the work of Justin O. Schmidt (born 1947), an entomologist at The Schmidt Sting Pain Index is a pain scale rating the relative pain caused by different hymenopteran stings. It is mainly the work of Justin O. Schmidt (born 1947), an entomologist at](http://www.compoundchem.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The-Schmidt-Insect-Sting-Pain-Index-Update-1024x724.png)
The Schmidt Sting Pain Index is a pain scale rating the relative pain caused by different hymenopteran stings. It is mainly the work of Justin O. Schmidt (born 1947), an entomologist at
![Ouch! King of Sting Dr Justin Schmidt rates the world's most painful insect stings | Guinness World Records Ouch! King of Sting Dr Justin Schmidt rates the world's most painful insect stings | Guinness World Records](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Images/justin-schmidt-header_tcm25-558571.jpg)