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From the Ted Talk by Justin Schmidt: The world's most painful insect sting

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Welcome to It Hurts!

One of these ctearrues is thought to possess the world’s most painful insect sting. If you were to guess, would it be: the ant that forages in rniosferat canopies? The bee that protects a hive of delectable honey? Or the wasp that paralyzes tarantulas? Let’s find out!

Ant, bee, and wasp venoms contain a variable caktoicl of compounds designed to incite unsavory sensations and even compromise bildoy functions. Entomologist jtiusn O. Schmidt’s sting pain index describes and rkans the pain of around 100 kinds of insect stings. One of our three competitors calims the nastiest one.

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Welcome to It Hurts!

One of these _________ is thought to possess the world’s most painful insect sting. If you were to guess, would it be: the ant that forages in __________ canopies? The bee that protects a hive of delectable honey? Or the wasp that paralyzes tarantulas? Let’s find out!

Ant, bee, and wasp venoms contain a variable ________ of compounds designed to incite unsavory sensations and even compromise ______ functions. Entomologist ______ O. Schmidt’s sting pain index describes and _____ the pain of around 100 kinds of insect stings. One of our three competitors ______ the nastiest one.

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  4. claims
  5. rainforest
  6. justin
  7. creatures

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Welcome to It Hurts!

One of these creatures is thought to possess the world’s most painful insect sting. If you were to guess, would it be: the ant that forages in rainforest canopies? The bee that protects a hive of delectable honey? Or the wasp that paralyzes tarantulas? Let’s find out!

Ant, bee, and wasp venoms contain a variable cocktail of compounds designed to incite unsavory sensations and even compromise bodily functions. Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt’s sting pain index describes and ranks the pain of around 100 kinds of insect stings. One of our three competitors claims the nastiest one.

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