The world's most painful insect sting

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Justin O Schmidt |

TED-Ed

• April 2021

One of these three creatures is thought to possess the world's most painful insect sting: there's an ant that forages in rainforest canopies, a bee that protects a hive of delectable honey, and a wasp that paralyzes tarantulas. So which has the nastiest sting? Justin Schmidt describes and ranks the pain inflicted by each insect. [Directed by Nicholas Paim, Alopra Studio, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by André Aires].