Question for Today- Bee Stings
By DB
@dgobucks226 (34343)
July 18, 2019 7:58pm CST
With summer comes bees looking for nectar. If you were ever stung I'm sure you remember how painful it was. I certainly do! 
Do you know the most painful place to be stung by a bee? National Geographic reports did a study to determine the most painful spots to be stung by honey bees. 25 locations were tested and all unsurprisingly induced pain. But some areas were more painful.
The least painful spots were the skull, upper arm, and the tip of the middle toe. Justin Smith, who conducted the test on himself, used a scale of one to ten according to National Geographic. Smith had fives stings a day and stung himself three separate times on each of the different body locations.
Ratings were given to most to least painful areas.
Of course this is strictly a subjective test and the results may not be the same for everyone. But I was curious to know anyway what the researcher came up with.
Interesting that one of the least painful sting areas was the skull giving new meaning to being "hard headed."
Now if you were to give an educated guess, what body parts would you determine to be the most painful? One obvious spot was the private male area (ouch)!!! Can you guess what other most painful body areas were found in this study?
You won't get stung by guessing. I'll provide those Correct answers to those who guess 
Source- Reader's Digest
Photo- survivalmystery.com
Do you know the most painful place to be stung by a bee? National Geographic reports did a study to determine the most painful spots to be stung by honey bees. 25 locations were tested and all unsurprisingly induced pain. But some areas were more painful.
The least painful spots were the skull, upper arm, and the tip of the middle toe. Justin Smith, who conducted the test on himself, used a scale of one to ten according to National Geographic. Smith had fives stings a day and stung himself three separate times on each of the different body locations.
Ratings were given to most to least painful areas.
Of course this is strictly a subjective test and the results may not be the same for everyone. But I was curious to know anyway what the researcher came up with.
Interesting that one of the least painful sting areas was the skull giving new meaning to being "hard headed."
Now if you were to give an educated guess, what body parts would you determine to be the most painful? One obvious spot was the private male area (ouch)!!! Can you guess what other most painful body areas were found in this study?
You won't get stung by guessing. I'll provide those Correct answers to those who guess
Source- Reader's Digest
Photo- survivalmystery.com13 people like this
11 responses
@dgobucks226 (34343)
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23 Jul 19
Yes, the facial area is definitely a serious area do to swelling. The two other most painful areas: nostril, upper lip according to the study. I believe the eyes have to be right up there.
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@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
25 Jul 19
@dgobucks226 Oh. Thanks for sharing this information. Yes, facial area is quite sensitive to these. But, it was all a nice piece of information to know. Thanks! :-)
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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27 Jul 19
@smileyhema Glad you appreciated it. It was my pleasure to post!
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@rsa101 (37932)
• Philippines
19 Jul 19
It looks like the subject was able to tolerate the pain it produces since he allowed to be stung 25x. I remember I was stung in my finger once or twice before and I would not like to be stung again by them. My finger got swollen for several days and I could not move or bend it anymore. It took time before it healed back to normal again.
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@rsa101 (37932)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
@dgobucks226 This guy must have a mission to accomplish to sacrifice his body to science. I salute him for that and the sufferings he got from the bees stings he got.
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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23 Jul 19
I am sure each person has a different reaction to bee stings, absolutely. Especially when it comes to swelling. Yes, quite a lot of bee stings what some people will do for science 
The two other most painful areas: nostril, upper lip according to the study.
The two other most painful areas: nostril, upper lip according to the study.1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (457913)
• Switzerland
24 Jul 19
@dgobucks226 The face is usually the most painful area. I stay away from wasps and hornets, those are the most dangerous.
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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26 Jul 19
@LadyDuck Yes, I've been stung by wasps which can sting you multiple times unlike bees.
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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23 Jul 19
We have a winner
Two other most painful areas: nostril, upper lip according to the study.
I would think anyway on the face where severe swelling could occur!
Two other most painful areas: nostril, upper lip according to the study.
I would think anyway on the face where severe swelling could occur!1 person likes this
@dgobucks226 (34343)
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23 Jul 19
I would think the eye would be a really bad place too. Two other most painful areas: nostril, upper lip. According to this study...
@dgobucks226 (34343)
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23 Jul 19
You are so right and those two areas are mentioned as the most painful. You are absolutely correct
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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23 Jul 19
That definitely would hurt. Especially trying to use it. The two other most painful areas: nostril, upper lip according to the study.
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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23 Jul 19
Yes, I would of thought so too. Extremely dangerous. Two other most painful areas: nostril, upper lip according to the study.
@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
28 Jul 19
Anywhere that I have been stung was painful and seemed to throb forever. I'm allergic and have avoided being bit for a good many years.
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@xander6464 (40858)
• Wapello, Iowa
19 Jul 19
I don't get stung by bees very often and usually on the fingers. They're not too bad. Hornets and wasps are a different story. They usually get me on the arms and they are way more painful.
As for the most painful spots (minus the obvious one you named) and the tip of the toe, which I would have guessed would make the most painful list) I'm going to say the palm, the tips of the fingers---The thumb, if listed separately, might rank pretty high---, the ears (Which I wouldn't guess but if the tip of a toe is one of the least painful, maybe the ears make the most painful list), For women, the nipples and maybe even for men---I guess since the researcher only did tests on himself, female nipples can't be on the list but I'm guessing them, anyway---and the ankles (Just because when flies bite them, they are very painful, so I'm guessing that bee stings are, too).
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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23 Jul 19
You make some good points I am inclined to agree with you on. Flies do hurt when they bite your ankles. And hornet stings are extremely painful. As for this study the two other most painful areas: nostril, upper lip. I would even put your eyes on the list. Facial areas can really swell up. I imagine people swell and react to stings at different levels.
@just4him (305864)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Jul 19
@dgobucks226 I can see that.
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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23 Jul 19
Yes, I would think that would be painful especially when you try to sit down. Two other most painful areas: nostril, upper lip.
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
20 Sep 19
@dgobucks226
I hate bees. I accidentally sat on a bee once and got stung by one too. I hate them with a passion.
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
22 Sep 19
@dgobucks226
Thanks for that. It makes me hate bees even more after that.
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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20 Sep 19
I'm afraid of wasps. They can sting you multiple times and will aggressively chase you if disturbed.
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