Any one of these insects and arachnids can cause severe pain, disease or death in their victims. My ‘favourite’ would be the bullet ant.
According to Wikipedia:
The pain caused by this insect’s sting is purported to be greater than that of any other Hymenopteran, and is ranked as the most painful according to the Schmidt Sting Pain Index. It is described as causing “waves of burning, throbbing, all-consuming pain that continues unabated for up to 24 hours”. In some indigenous communities, to enter manhood a boy has to endure being stung by the ant 5 times without screaming.
Wow! That must be a really ‘fun’ initiation process!
[link: The List Universe]
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