Entomologist Justin Schmidt is so passionate about his work of studying stinging insects that he has endured more than 1000 stings by various insects. He’s given us the Schmidt Pain Scale to rate the amount of pain an insect can inflict. I feel better knowing the two seperate wasp and hornet stings I have endured this summer are rated 2 on his pain scale. If you’d like to see how bad the pain can be watch this idiot try on a pair of Bullet Ant Gloves.