The Sting of the Wild
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"Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it's a brave exploration, other shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the gauge. In The Sting of the Wild, the colorful Dr. Schmidt takes us on a journey inside the lives of stinging insects, seeing the world through their eyes as well as his own. He explains how and why they attack and reveals the powerful punch they can deliver with a small venom gland and a 'sting,' the name for the apparatus that delivers the venom. We learn which insects are the worst to encounter and why some are barely worth considering. The Sting of the Wild includes the complete Schmidt Sting Pain Index, published here for the first time." -- Amazon.com.
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I am one of the fortunate few people who's never been stung by a bee, and I hope to continue that streak for the rest of my life, because if Schmidt's account is any indication, my wimpy self would not be able to tolerate even that XD. Still, just because I'm slightly scared of being stung doesn't mean I'm not fascinated by Schmidt's book, which offers an explanation for why stinging insects exist in the first place. The best part, though, is at the end, where Schmidt includes his now-famous pain scale, which makes for hilarious and uncomfortable reading.
