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![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)
Ouch! King of Sting Dr Justin Schmidt rates the world's most painful insect stings | Guinness World Records
![Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From 'Spicy' to 'Satanic' | The Transmission | University of Nebraska Medical Center Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From 'Spicy' to 'Satanic' | The Transmission | University of Nebraska Medical Center](https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-25-at-12.57.37.png)
Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From 'Spicy' to 'Satanic' | The Transmission | University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From 'Spicy' to 'Satanic' | The Transmission | University of Nebraska Medical Center
![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)