This video examines the bullet ant, widely regarded as having the most painful insect sting in the world. Its venom triggers immediate, overwhelming pain that can last for hours. The species inhabits ...

“Torture. You are chained in the flow of an active volcano.” One scientist was stung by over 150 insects over 35 years. Why? Entomologist Justin Schmidt decided to find out just how painful the stings ...

No one wants to get stung by an insect but most of the time it is merely an uncomfortable inconvenience. Within a minute or two you have forgotten all about it. Animals have these stings as an ...

For the record, ant bites aren’t as common as you might think. “All ants can bite but they rarely do unless harassed,” says Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D., associate director of community & urban ...