Starr sting pain scale
Starr sting pain scale or "A Pain Scale for Bee, Wasp, and Ant Stings" was created by the entomologist Christopher Starr as a scale to compare the overall pain of hymenopteran stings on a four-point scale.[1][2] 1 is the lowest pain rating; 4 is the highest.
Scale
| Rating | Insects |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Southern fire ant (Solenopsis xyloni) |
| 2.0 | Honeybee, Africanized bee, bumble-bee, yellow-jacket ("common wasp") |
| 3.0 | Velvet ant, paper wasp |
| 4.0 | Tarantula hawk (Pepsis wasp) |
| 4+ | Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) |
See also
- Schmidt sting pain index by Justin O. Schmidt
- Scoville scale to measure the hotness of a chili pepper
- Dol scale to measure pain
- Irukandji syndrome a jellyfish sting-induced condition
- Pain scale
References
- Evans, David L. Insect Defenses: Adaptive Mechanisms and Strategies of Prey and Predators, Table 14.1, 1990. ISBN 0-88706-896-0
- Tom Turpin On Six Legs "Insects Bite and Sting for Good Reasons"
- David B. Williams DesertUSA "Tarantula Hawks"
Notes
- ↑ Starr, C.K. (1985). "A simple pain scale for field comparison of Hymenopteran stings". Journal of Entomological Science 20 (2): 225–231.
- ↑ E. Hoyt, T. Schultz (2002). Insect Lives, Stories of Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World.