Take the bullet ant, for example, known for its incredibly painful sting that feels like being shot. Then there's the giant Asian hornet, boasting a venomous sting that can cause serious health ...

which cause an extreme, sticky ache, likened to a drill slowly turning in your muscle – for as long as 12 hours. The gold medal goes to the sting of the bullet ant of South and Central America ...

Photo by av3, via Openverse. The bullet ant, native to the rainforests of Central and South America, delivers one of the most painful stings known to humans. Described as feeling like being shot, the ...

S ammy Ramsey was having a hard time getting information. It was 2019, and he was in Thailand, researching parasites that ...

The pain can last up to a day, making it the longest-lasting insect sting. Another unique aspect of the bullet ant’s sting is that it can cause temporary paralysis in its victims. This is particularly ...

Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans, according to ...

The email from Trip Lamb, biology professor at Eastern Carolina University, said, “As a velvet ant sting survivor, you may appreciate the attached.” The attachment was a scientific paper ...