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The
insect sting pain

index needs no new introduction
in relation to the work

that we do.

And my climb towards its summit,
began with a small creature

known as the harvester ant.

This experiments into what
happens from an onslaught

of stings open the
door to a world of pain

that I would attempt
to endure in the name

of education and science.

Argh!

One's on my neck.

Mark get the one off my neck.

If you were watching
this video, there's

a good chance you
remember the velvet ant,

also known as a cow killer.

This wingless Wasp is famous
for having the largest

stinger in the insect kingdom.

A sting from that
creature was intense

but it didn't end there.

This is the worst
sting I've ever taken.

Oh my god.

Gosh!

This is super bad.

The tarantula hawk
delivered as promised

with a tidal wave of pain
that literally put my arm

into a state of paralysis.

I can't move my arm.

And finally, came the
moment that the world

had been waiting for, the
one and only bullet ant.

Ranked as having the
most painful sting

in the insect kingdom, it
seemed as if I had conquered

the sting pain index mountain.

Gosh!

Dude's stuck on my arm.

Look at that.

I had reached the summit.

I had done.

Or had them.

Whispers began to drift amongst
the two comments section.

Questions began to arise as
to whether or not the bullet

ant is truly the king of sting.

It's burning more.

It's getting worse.

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

These whispers turned
into a haunting echo.

What about the warrior wasps?

Coyote, had you heard
about the warrior wasp.

Are you going to stung
by the warrior wasp.

Warrior wasp.

Warrior wasp.

Warrior wasp.

That is an enormous nest
of angry warrior wasps.

And a lot higher up there
and I thought, this is going.

To definitely be tough.

I look again, double check.

Yep.

Those are warrior wasps.

100%.

And that nest is so
big there are probably

thousands of them in there.

All inside the walls.

All it takes is a
little disturbance

for them to literally spill
out and swarm like mad.

And they're incredibly
fast, much faster

than your typical paper wasp.

The local expert that tipped
us off to this field said,

yeah, I've seen warrior
wasps there before.

Actually, one point threw
a rock through the nest.

And I was told that they
spilled out of the nest so fast.

He barely even had time
to think about running,

let alone making an escape
to try to get to his vehicle.

And in the process, he
was stung multiple times

and had to go to hospital.

We do know they are incredibly
fast and incredibly aggressive.

So, for Mark and Mario,
we are going to actually

set up a mosquito net here
underneath the overhang

of this tree.

Now that will hopefully
keep you guys safe and out

of the sting zone
because as we know,

stings don't go with this.

They are simply on my forearm.

Not all over our bodies.

I'm going to be
wearing a bee suit.

So hopefully, that will protect
me as I go in to extract one

of these ornery little insects.

And with any luck,
we're going to get

one up close for the cameras.

Known as one of the most
aggressive paper wasp species

in the world, these
beautiful insects

carry the warrior moniker
from the commitment

to attacking anything
that disturbs their nest.

However, very few
people have ever been

stung by one of these insects.

Because unlike normal
paper wasp species,

they often build
their massive nest

high up in the trees of the
Central and South American

rainforests, a
place where humans

virtually never encounter them.

Let's go catch a warrior wasp.

All right guys.

I think I'm ready.

Let's get you tucked
underneath the net here.

Now, in the event that I am
swarmed, it is best for you

guys to just stay completely
put and underneath this.

Wrap yourselves up
as tight as you can.

It's a good chance they're not
going to get through there.

It's a mosquito net.

So all the webbing is
very tightly wound.

Yeah.

Nothing can
really get through this

but still it's going to
be a pretty nerve-wrecking

experience if this thing is
swarm by the most painful

stinging wasp in the world.

All right.

Are you guys ready?

Ready.
It's good.

All right, guys.

I'm now going to slowly
approach the nest.

And the goal is going to be to
just hold the net up in the air

and see if I get wasps to
actually come to the net.

If I'm swarmed,
it is going to be

one incredibly bad situation.

I'm very close now.

We're all down on the low end.

Wuh, it's getting
to swarm around me.

There are a couple moving
around me left and right.

My tactic was simple, coax a
single wasp from the nest using

my extendable GoPro arm
and then quickly swipe

it up using my entomology net.

This was primed to be one of the
most dangerous animal catches

I had ever attempted as
disturbing the nest could

literally mean thousands
of these fearless warriors

swarming me and the crew.

OK.

I'm going to cut this handheld
camera and go for a catch.

Here we go.

I got one.

I got one held on my arm.

I got one.

Doctor, we got one.

A big one too.

Wuh.

Fully caught.
That totally works.

OK, there it is.
Right there in the net.

You see It?
Yeah

And what I did,
is I just provoked

one off the edge
with the Aquapod

and got it right into the net.

Check that out.
Wow.

OK.

Now this is the difficult part.

I need to safely get
it out of the net

and into the capsule
within one second here.

Oh man, my arm is shaking.

That was the most
perfect swipe I

could have possibly attempted.

Nothing got scared.

And there's wasp on
the edge of the net.

I just soaked the
with the Aquapod.

It came off.

One swipe and I had it.

Hold on a second.

Yes, there it is.

Wow, there we have it.

That is the warrior wasp.

Oh my gosh.

That is a large wasp.

Wow.

I was excited to catch it.

Now I realized I had
just sealed my fate.

That is crazy.

Look at the
abdomen on that creature.

Well, part one of this
mission is in the capsule.

Part two is to get me stung.

Huh.

I've a feeling that this may be
just as bad as the bullet ant.

Just based on the knowledge that
these are extremely aggressive,

I have a feeling
the sting is going

to be unbelievably painful.

But I am mentally prepared
to take the sting.

And I know that this is
the moment that everybody's

been waiting for.

We thought that I had climbed
the insect sting pain index

and reached the summit.

And that was it.

The bullet ant was it.

Of course, we all
knew it's warrior wasp

at the end of that episode.

And ever since, you guys
have been asking for it.

So today, Coyote Peterson
is going to deliver.

Here we go.

There it is.

That is a warrior wasp.

Now, the ultimate question
that we are answering today

is, will the warrior
wasp's sting be more

painful than the bullet ant?

Huh, I have to just
sit back for a second

and admire this creature.

How can something only that
big, about an inch in length,

possibly contain
such a potent sting?

Look at that iridescent
blue coloration

on the wings and its abdomen.

It almost looks as if
it's covered in velvet.

You'll notice the body structure
of this wasp is very distinct.

Of course it has
the head, a thorax,

and then a very, very narrow
space between its thorax

and its abdomen.

Now one thing that I did notice
when we saw these out flying

around the nest
is when they fly,

they actually turn
their abdomens

upwards to point in the air.

That's very different
looking than other species

that we see flying around.

What's interesting is that this
thing looks like a warrior.

And when all of
them are together

and they're on the outside of
the hive, what they will do

to ward off anything
that's thinking

about getting into
the hive is to pom

pom, pom pom pom, pom pom.

And sometimes, they
are actually called

drumming wasps because
they beat their wings

together all in unison.

And that's where they get
the name, warrior wasp.

It sounds like
soldiers marching.

So when I look at this creature
and its fierce appearance,

it definitely reminds me
of one determined warrior.

And you know the
other thing that's

really interesting
about these wasps

is they have massive
front mandibles.

Now, this is a species that
will kill caterpillars and bring

them back to feed their young.

But they mostly feed
on nectar and sugars.

So this is not a creature that's
out there hunting for itself,

only hunting for its young,
but those front mandibles,

I can easily see will be used
to decapitate or kill something

like a caterpillar or a grub.

Whoa, it's an intimidating
face on that creature.

It almost looks like the
face of the bullet ant

but of course it has
wings and a slightly

different body structure.

This is the only time I
have ever seen a blue wasp.

Look at that.

Now, just like we did
with the tarantula hawk,

the way to get this animal
to sting me is we're

going to actually
place the glass

capsule inside of this net.

And I'm going to take
off the glass top,

let the net fall down
on top of the insect,

and I'm going to pick it up
with these entomology forceps.

I think you guys all know
the game plan from there.

Coyote's arm goes
down on the table,

the insect touches my forearm,
and a sting is induced.

Now, of course for
safety, we always

have an epinephrine
pen on set just

in case anybody's wondering.

I'm going to just place this
off to the side at this point.

And if you guys are
ready, let's get

the warrior wasp Into the net.

Mark, are you all set?

We're all set.

What happens if the wasp gets
aggressive and flies at us?

Uh, that's a great

question because I will tell you
what, this is one fast insect.

Now, when I'm stung,
as always, I'm

going to try to get the
glass capsule back over top.

If I do not and
the wasp flies off,

just hold your
ground for a second.

Good chances, it
just wants to escape

and it's not going to
come after you guys.

But if you are stung,
I'm pretty much just

going to turn the
cameras around and film

you guys and see what happens.

[laughing] Ah
let's not do that today

Let's hope that
doesn't happen.

Well, so far I've
managed to get every one

of these stinging insects
back inside the glass capsule

so that we can safely release it
back into the wild right where

it came from.

And with any luck,
we'll be able to pull

that off again once more today.

Let's keep
that streak alive.

Yes, Yes.

For you guys' sake, let's
definitely keep it alive.

Mario, are you ready?

Ready.

Mark, are you ready?

I'm ready if you're ready.

All right.

I am going to slide the
warrior wasp off to the side.

You stay there, buddy.

I'm going to place the net right
in the middle of the table.

Just like I did with
the tarantula hawk,

I'm going to replace
the capsule right there

and I'm going to
lift up the net.

See that.

Good, you guys got that shot?

Yep.

I'm now going to
remove the glass capsule

and let the wasp--

Very delicate procedure.

Oh.

OK.

The wasp is in the net.

I'm going to gently pin it
and I need to grab it right

at the back of its thorax.

Got it.

Perfect hold.

Yes.

OK.

Wow.

We got it there.

There we have it.

OK, I'm going to have
to do this quick.

And that is about as good a
hold as I am going to get.

Well, I can
see the stinger.

Wow, look at that stinger.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

And I'm about to enter the sting
zone with the warrior wasp.

Here we go, One.

Two.

On the ground already.

Exactly
what're you feeling?

Oh man, Oh man.

Yep.

Oh, it's bad.

Oh man, it's getting a
lot worse really quickly.

So far, not as bad
as a bull ant though.

Oh.

Nope, nope, nope, hold on.

It's a sharp, shooting pain.

There's the sting
zone right there.

You see that?

Oh my gosh, my arm has swollen
really, really quickly.

Ah!

Pull up.

Back to the table.

Back to the table.

OK.

So what is happening right
now is the venom is getting

into my bloodstream, right?

And what's happening is it is
breaking down the membranes

around my blood cells.

And it's causing
them to scatter.

Now, there are cells in there
that are neurons, right?

Those neurons are sending
messages to my brain that are

screaming, pain, pain, pain.

And trust me when I say
there's massive amounts of pain

going through my arm right now.

The initial onset is not
as bad as the bullet ant.

But it's an electrical
shock similar to that

of the tarantula hawk.

Hold on, let me compose
myself guys for a second.

Oh my gosh,
the pain is actually

getting worse as time goes on.

And I don't know if that's
actually the venom taking hold

or that's just the neurons
firing to my brain saying,

you are in a lot of
pain right now, Coyote.

Oh my gosh, give me a second.

We see the red?

It seems more squirmy.

That can't sit still.

This is more of a continuous
sting than the bullet ant was.

This keeps firing.

This just keeps firing.

Cut this Go-Pro

Let me know if
I need to be worried.

Document it.

I'm trying to just mentally
like absorb the pain right now.

And I'm all tired.

We've been working hard all
day and it is hot out here.

I'm lightheaded.

You know, when you get
to a really hot shower

and the steam sets on you, feel
like you're going to faint?

I do feel like I'm
getting close to fainting.

And that it's not good.

I'm just trying to
control my breathing.

Look
at that, welt. Man.

That thing walloped me.

I can only imagine what it would
be like to be swarmed by this.

Just a single sting to worse.

This sting of a yellow jacket.

The initial sting was not as
painful as the tarantula hawk

but then it set in.

And it was electrical in nature.

It felt like an electrical
current going into my arm.

And I was, over here, just
hitting the ground saying,

it's not not as bad
as the bullet ant.

But in its own way,
it's different.

Because the bullet ant hit me
and then just kept radiating.

This feels like I'm being
stung over and over and over.

Man, it's really swollen.

Usually, it doesn't
swell that way.

Look at that.

Go ahead huh.

Put your hand up.

Feel the tightness
of my forearm.

Oh yeah.

You can see--
Oh yeah.

Thick right there.

- stinger insertion point
is definitely swollen.

It is very much isolated.

It almost looks like a
little bb or something

underneath my skin.

That's, you
know, you're acting

more like he did with the bees.

Look at that.

Immediate welt.

You know, my body may start
to react differently to venom.

At this point, I'm just
feeling really lightheaded.

Very hot.

My arm is very hot
and not necessarily

a state of paralysis like
the tarantula hawk, but my--

The tightness
in your chest there.

Not my chest,
tightness in my hand.

Like this motion,
squeezing of my hand,

is very, very
difficult right now.

I'm really having a hard
time squeezing down a fist.

And you can see the
swelling setting in there.

It does still feel like
pins and needles in my arm.

But I know that everybody wants
me to answer the question,

is the sting from
the warrior wasp more

painful than the bullet ant?

I would definitely say that
the bullet ant is worse.

However, keep this in mind, if
you come across a bullet ant

while you're out there venturing
through the rainforest of Costa

Rica, let's say one lands on
your arm, pours out of a tree

and stings you, you can
easily brush it off.

However, if you stumble
upon a nest of warrior wasps

and you disturb it, you're
going to have thousands

of angry insects attacking
you, and not only

are they going to be
attacking, but they're

going to be chasing as you
run through the underbrush.

Now, I imagine if
you were to take

sting after sting after sting.

It could potentially be lethal.

So word to the wise, if you're
out there in the rainforest

of Costa Rica, simply
admire these animals

from a safe distance
and always pay

attention to your surroundings.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see on the next adventure.

Hey, wait a second.

I feel like we're
missing something.

What?

Your famous line.

Oh.

You didn't notice my T-shirt?

Oh.

I've been wearing
this all day, man.

Check it out.

And read the comments, guys.

As I hike
back through the sweltering

rainforest, I could feel
the physical and mental

exhaustion setting in.

But I knew there was still
one thing left to do.

All right, guys.

Well, my arm is in
considerable pain right now.

But as always, it is time
to release the creature back

into the wild.

So what I'm going to do
is open up the capsule,

and let this warrior wasp fly
right back up to its nest.

Slowly opening the capsule, I
released this fearless warrior

and watched as it
returned to the nest.

I felt a sense of completion.

My personal mountain, known as
the insect sting pain index,

had finally been conquered.

It was a long, painful journey.

But as I climbed
past the cow killer,

traversed the tarantula
hawk, battled the bullet ant,

and now withstood
the warrior wasp,

I felt as if I had finally
reached the summit.

However, as I stood upon
this moment in time,

it seemed to pass in a flash
as I was quickly reminded

that the universe will always
present its next challenge when

we least expect it.

All right, guys.

So we have looked up the
vespid wasps of Latin America.

And I have found
out what this is.

Just after we finished
filming the warrior wasp,

we came upon a species
whose sting had yet

to be officially
documented and ranked

on the insect sting pain index.

Could this sleeping
giant be the dark horse

that would emerge
from the shadows

to claim the throne as the
newly established king of sting?

There is only one
way to find out.

I'm going to be stung
by the executioner wasp.