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The world’s most painful insect sting - Justin Schmidt

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One of these three creatures is thought to possess the world’s most painful insect sting: there’s an ant that forages in rainforest canopies, a bee that protects a hive of delectable honey, and a wasp that paralyzes tarantulas. So which has the nastiest sting? Justin Schmidt describes and ranks the pain inflicted by each insect.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Justin Schmidt
Director
Alopra Studio, Nicholas Paim
Narrator
Jack Cutmore-Scott
Storyboard Artist
Alopra Studio
Animator
Alopra Studio
Art Director
Nicholas Paim
Sound Designer
André Aires, João Mendes
Music
João Mendes, André Aires
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Associate Editorial Producer
Cella Wright
Production Coordinator
Abdallah Ewis
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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