The world’s most painful insect sting

The world’s most painful insect sting!

Grab a pair of headphones and watch the video.

You may take notes throughout the video.

Answer the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

Honeybee venom is mostly made of_________.

• Formic Acid

• Lye

• Sulfuric Acid

• Enzymes & Peptides

Multiple Choice

A tarantula hawk is

• A bird

• A spider

• A large wasp

• A hawk

Multiple Choice

Bullet ants sting mainly because

• They are protecting themselves.

• They are mean!

• They do not like us.

• Their Queen beat them up that morning.

Multiple Choice

Which insect sting is in the middle of the stinging insect pain scale and serves as the anchor for the value of 2?

• Sweat bee

• Fire Ant

• Honeybee

• Bullet Ant

Multiple Choice

Insect stings enabled the evolution of

• Gigantic Insects

• Colony formation and highly complex social structure

• Insect Flight

• Butterflies

Open Ended

Many stinging insects are beneficial. What are some of the ways they benefit us?

Open Ended

Why might some insect stings hurt more than others?