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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 .
Scale
| Rating | Insects |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Southern fire ant |
| 2.0 | Honey bee, Africanized bee, Bumble bee, Yellowjacket |
| 3.0 | Velvet ant, Paper wasp |
| 4.0 | Pepsis wasp, Bullet ant |
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
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
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