Very interesting. I love Justin O. Schmidt's description of the pain. I know it was an ex[experiment, so he probably was bitten or stung in the same area. But, thinking back to when I have been stung, it occurred to me that certain areas of the body are more sensitive to pain. The most painful sting I ever received was to the roof of my mouth.
There was a bee in my Pepsi, when I took a sip. The bee wasn't happy and displayed her displeasure by stinging the roof of my mouth.
Ouch! I've only ever been stung by a honey bee (and it was entirely my own fault), and I've never been stung by a wasp. I'm guessing you aren't allergic? Otherwise that could have been very serious.
I'm not sure exactly which insect he uses - I think it might be the honey bee - but Schmidt does actually write about testing different parts of the body and which is the most painful location...I'm pretty sure the mouth was high up in that list.
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Yes, thankfully, I am not allergic.
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