He made scientific discoveries about bee nutrition and insect defenses, but pain is where Justin O. Schmidt really made a name for himself. The long-time Tucson entomologist created his own ranking ...

Justin O. Schmidt swears he's not a masochist. It's just that sometimes there's no substitute for getting stung by a really nasty insect. He's the originator of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, a system ...

If you’ve been stung by an ant, you know how painful it can be. Australian researchers have found that some of the most painful ant stings are caused by nerve-targeting neurotoxins. But, unlike those ...

He studied stinging insects professionally for more than 40 years and wrote hundreds of peer-reviewed papers, earning the sobriquet “king of sting.” His 2016 memoir, “The Sting of the Wild: The Story ...

At least a trillion insects are killed annually for food and animal feed. Common slaughter methods include extreme heat and cold, often preceded by starvation. By comparison, “only” around 79 billion ...

A new review article penned by a trio of researchers suggests insects do have the capacity to experience pain. The article summarizes the latest behavioral and molecular science before concluding the ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. Bees have long impressed behavioral scientist Lars Chittka. In his lab at Queen Mary University of London, the pollinators have proven themselves ...

The question of whether or not insects feel pain is a matter of heated debate among scientists. In a study published on Tuesday, a team of researchers argue that these animals have a certain ...