- Now I know the number one question
you guys all want answered.
Is the executioner wasp the last sting?
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What's going on coyote pack,
and welcome to an extra special episode
of Howlin' with the Pack.
Because as you can see, we are not on the base camp set
but instead are in the wilderness,
in fact, the rainforests of Costa Rica.
Right now we are filming
at the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Reserve.
And one of the reasons that this place is so special
for the entire history of the Brave Wilderness channel
is because this is where we have filmed
a number of our most epic sting episodes.
Specifically the bullet ant,
the warrior wasp, and as you guys just saw,
the executioner wasp.
So let's talk about the X wasp.
Wow, you guys have been waiting for over a year
to see this episode.
We actually filmed it last August,
so August of 2017 is when we lensed that episode,
never knowing that it was going to turn into
this phenomenon, this cry from the audience,
this give us the executioner wasp.
Every single video that we release
you guys eagerly write in the comments section,
Coyote, when is this episode coming out?
Well, the day has finally come.
You guys have seen the episode
and here we are talking about the aftermath.
Now, why did we make you guys wait so long?
Why was this painstaking process necessary
for us to see this video?
To be honest guys, it's because we wanted me to be stung
by the Japanese giant hornet first.
I knew if we didn't get me stung by that hornet,
everybody would have said,
but you didn't get stung by the giant hornet.
How do you know that's not more painful than the X wasp?
So we had to wait for the right season to travel to Japan,
which was in September, to find those hornets
when they're most active, and then to be able to catch one,
film it, and get that episode out
before we got to the X wasp.
So you're maybe saying to yourself, well,
what if the hornet was in fact worse than the X wasp.
Well, we would have just flipped 'em
and you would have seen the X wasp first
and then the hornet.
But truth be told, the executioner wasp,
in my opinion, is officially the most painful sting
in the insect kingdom.
That's up against the bullet ant, the tarantula hawk,
the cow killer, and of course the giant hornet.
So let's talk about that actual sting.
First let's start at the hornet.
So the hornet gave me an incredible amount of swelling.
The X wasp was a bit different.
I experienced about the same amount of swelling
as I did with the bullet ant,
however, the venom of the executioner wasp
has some necrotic components,
and several days after I took the sting,
even after the swelling went down,
a small hole began to cook, rot, form, in my arm.
I could actually look down into my skin
and would say to myself, this is crazy.
No sting has ever put a hole into my body before.
So what makes the executioner wasp the true king of sting?
A couple of different aspects.
The sting itself is incredibly painful.
The swelling is noticeable.
The pain in fact lasted for about 36 hours
but it was the true aftermath,
the cooking of that hole into my arm
that I feel really made it the worst.
Couple that together with the idea that wasps
are capable of swarming you.
So let's compare it to the giant hornet
and of course the bullet ant.
Now when it comes to ants, you can walk
or run away from a swarm of ants.
Hornets, you can't escape a swarm,
however, those hornets are slower moving
so while you may get stung many times
and it could potentially be lethal,
your odds of being able to get away from those insects
is slightly greater than that of a wasp.
Wasps are incredibly speedy insets.
So if you disturb a next, if you provoke these insects
to attack and sting you,
your odds of getting away are pretty much slim to none
unless you can get yourself inside of a building
or a vehicle, I don't know maybe jump into a pond
but they will chase, they will follow,
and eventually they will catch you.
So the intimidation factor behind the executioner wasp
for us was a very important characteristic
in defining it as the true king of sting.
Now you may be saying to yourselves,
okay, we've seen these clips here of you
putting on sting kill.
It doesn't seem to relieve the pain.
Ah, it's agonizing and certainly the moments
that I went through on set were some of the most painful
I've ever experienced.
I can recall back to being stung by the bullet ant,
certainly the hornet, but the X wasp
just put me into this state of near paralysis
as I was rolling around on the ground in pain.
Just ah, in agony.
Punching my fist down into the mud.
It was unbearable for the most part.
I would put that sting up there close to the bite
of the giant desert centipede.
And remember, bites and stings
are two very different things.
So to say that a sting is similar to a bite in pain,
that is pretty extreme.
Now I know the number one question
you guys all want answered,
and what's probably the title of this video.
Is the executioner wasp the last sting?
I have to be honest with you guys.
It is time for us to move on to something different.
When it comes to intentional stings,
I love the fact that we've gotten you guys
excited about these insects.
We've all garnered an immense amount of education
learning how these venoms affects the human body.
And is there something out there with a more painful sting
than the executioner wasp?
Maybe, probably.
Are we gonna search after it?
Not likely.
If we stumble upon it at some point
we may observe it from a safe distance.
If I'm accidentally stung by something,
you better believe we're gonna tell you about it.
But when it comes to catching a bug,
placing it on my forearm, and intentionally taking a sting,
yes, the executioner wasp is now the king of sting,
and that is in fact the last intentional sting
Coyote Peterson is gonna take.
Now I know these episodes have certainly helped a lot of you
stay brave in the face of taking stings yourself,
and when I say stings, I mean accidental stings guys.
Do not ever go out and provoke a wasp,
a hornet, or a bee next, right?
These animals have the potential to be lethal,
and if you provoke them, that's when you get stung.
So always admire these animals from a safe distance.
But if you were accidentally stung,
remember out motto, be brave.
Tough out the pain.
Make sure that your body's reacting properly to the venom.
If you're a kid, say to your parents
that I've been stung.
If you're an adult, let a friend know
because anaphylactic shock is a very real thing.
I know people who if they are stung by a single honey bee
or a single hornet can go into anaphylactic shock.
Some of you watching probably even carry
epinephrin pens with you.
So remember guys, safety first in all instances.
Be brave in the face of pain.
And always admire these animals from a safe distance.
However, if you have been stung,
tell us about it in the comments section below
and certainly share your thoughts with us
as to how much you have learned
from me climbing up the insect sting pain index.
I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave.
Stay wild.
We'll see you on the next base camp adventure.
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to my climb up the insect sting pain index,
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