A Compilation of the Most Painful Insect Stings That Wilderness Expert Coyote Peterson Has Endured

On his quest to endure the most painful sting in the world, the self-punishing wildlife educator Coyote Peterson has compiled the times he purposely irritated insects to make them react in the only way they knew how. Peterson also demonstrated how to treat an insect sting and explained why he was on this peculiar journey.

I’m working my way up the sting ladder so that i can be stung by a bullet ant, which is supposed to be the most painful sting of the insect kingdom. However the real reason is so that we can all get a first-hand visual and audible education as to what happens if you are stung by some of these oftentimes misunderstood and feared animals. I have a feeling that the bullet ant is going to be pretty painful.

Lori Dorn
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