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Amazon Giant Centipede
Source: The Schmidt sting pain index, Image: Wikipedia
These carnivorous centipedes, which can grow up to a foot long, need a potent bite to kill large prey such as mice and bats (that’s right, bats). It’s estimated that the pain associated with their bite is on the upper level of the Schmidt pain index and the burning pain lasts for a long time (people are usually whining and limping around a good twelve hours later).
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Fire Ant
Source: The Schmidt sting pain index, Image: Wikipedia
A single fire ant sting is not particularly painful but twenty bites from fire ants will certainly elevate the pain factor significantly. For such small creatures, they’re quite toxic. Their toxin has been used to cause pain (and eventually death) similar to that experienced by Socrates when he was forced to drink hemlock in ancient Greece.
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German Yellow Jacket
Source: The Schmidt sting pain index, Image: Wikipedia
The common yellow jacket packs a mighty punch, and the German variety, introduced accidentally to the United States in 1975, even more so. Its aggressive manner has usurped the native yellow jacket to such an extent that many other insects mimic the German type in an effort to be mistaken for a bully. As with many wasps, bees, and hornets, these insects mark their victims with a scent so that other yellow jackets can locate the intruders and sting them repeatedly.
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Hobo Spider
Source: nationalgeographic.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org
The hobo spider is a member of the genus of spiders known colloquially as funnel-web spiders (not to be confused with the Australian funnel-web spider). The medical significance of its bite is still poorly understood and debated, but the only certain thing is that the pain and horrifying wound it causes its victim is considered one of the most severe in the world.
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Golden Poison Dart Frog
Source: nationalgeographic.com, Image: Wikipedia
The golden poison dart frog is considered one of the most toxic animals on Earth. A single specimen measuring two inches (five centimeters) has enough venom to kill ten grown men. The indigenous Emberá of Colombia have used its powerful venom for centuries to tip their blowgun darts when hunting, hence the species’ name. This creature’s bite won’t only kill you but will make you suffer extreme pain along the way.
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