Fire ants are a real pain. Their name is based on what it feels like to be stung by one — but it is far from the biggest pain in the insect world.
includes bites, those at the upper end of the spectrum tend to be delivered by the insects' stingers rather than by their fierce-looking mandibles, Dr Yeates explained."The real sting is at the other end of the body. It's really a modified egg-laying ovipositor modified into a stinging organ.
"Bull ants have very big jaws and they use them to hang on while they sting multiple times with their stinger."The index is not necessarily an indicator of toxicity. There isn't always a correlation between pain and actual harm, according to Invertebrates Australia founder Kate Umbers from Western Sydney University's School of Science.
"The pain may not have been backed up by something in order for that organism to deter its predators. They don't have to kill us to be protected," Dr Umbers said."Wasps and bees that want to deter humans and other mammals from taking their stuff, such as honey, may have an evolutionary correlation with their venom types and harm.
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