- Oh my gosh,
the pain is actually getting worse as time goes on
and I don't know if that's actually the venom taking hold
or that's just the neurons firing into my brain
saying, "You are in a lot of pain right now, Coyote."
Argh!
Oh my gosh, guys, this is super bad.
Argh!
(heavy breathing)
Argh!
John, I can't move my arm!
(dynamic jungle music)
This is it,
the compilation episode you have all been waiting for,
The Worst Stings of the Brave Wilderness channel.
Now, I'm often asked,
"Coyote, how many times have you been stung?"
and to be honest with you guys, I have no idea,
but I could guesstimate that it's probably
close to 500 times, considering the fact
that 300 of those alone came from fire ants, yikes.
Take my word for it, guys, getting stung is no fun,
the reason I do it is so that we can
learn about the aftereffects of these stings
and just how potent venom is,
that comes from these creatures.
I know you guys are excited, so let's get into this,
the Top Five Moments of Sting
and let's start where it all began,
one of my favorite locations
in the Southwest, the Sonoran Desert
and an insect whose mound I stumbled upon,
that definitely will let you know
that you've wandered into its territory,
the infamous harvester ant.
(dramatic suspenseful music)
What I'm gonna try to do
is see if I can get harvester ants on my hands
and let them bite and sting me for 60 seconds.
(light suspenseful music)
Argh.
Yep, getting stung already, oh, that burns.
The venom is laced with an alkaloid poison,
which when released, acts as an alarm pheromone,
that causes other ants in the area to attack.
Argh, argh!
Argh, they're all over my hands now, look at that.
This was very obvious,
as after the first sting was inflicted,
it seemed as if the entire colony
was called to the front lines.
Oh boy, argh!
Argh, there's one on my neck,
Morry, get the one off my neck.
- [Morry] Alright, I think that's 60 seconds.
- Argh, argh.
I was done,
the ants had won.
(heavy breathing)
Argh, there's still one in my pants, argh!
Duh, this is truly the meaning of ants in your pants.
My arms, my hands, the back of my head
are absolutely on fire right now, wow,
the harvester ant is one formidable, little foe,
I can tell you that much.
You know, originally the plan
was just to get stung on my hands and arms,
but those little harvester ants are speedy
and in only a minute's time,
they had completely covered my body.
You guys have heard the phrase, ants in your pants, right?
Trust me, it is as bad as advertised.
Now the next thing on our list is without question
the most famous sting on the Brave Wilderness channel,
it's been viewed more times than any of our others,
I'm talking about a little wingless wasp,
called the cow killer.
(dramatic suspenseful music)
Double hit, double hit!
- [Cameraman] Got one?
You guys, break under the dead log!
- I'll get my pack off.
(light suspenseful music)
There it is, there it is.
Yes, yes, look at that! - Woo!
- Woo! (laughs)
Oh, you almost got into the crevice of that log.
Wow, that is a good sized one too,
but we got our velvet ant.
(light suspenseful music)
You ready for this?
- [Cameraman] Are they delicate?
- They are not,
the velvet ant actually has
a very, very durable exoskeleton,
one of the toughest exoskeletons in the insect kingdom,
so me picking her up with the forceps
is not going to cause her any sort of pain or damage,
come here.
Oh!
Oh. - Oh,
getting away, getting away.
- [Coyote] I got it, I got it.
- [Cameraman] Got it?
- Got it. - Got it, awesome.
(light suspenseful music)
- [Cameraman] Alright, here we go.
- Go ready?
I'm Coyote Peterson
and I'm about to enter the sting zone
with the cow killer, are you ready?
- [Cameraman] Are you ready?
(heavy breathing)
- No, I'm never ready.
One,
(light suspenseful music)
two,
(light suspenseful music)
three, you good? - Yep.
- Get your shot, I'm gonna place it right down on my arm
and go.
(light suspenseful music)
Ow!
Duh!
Okay, I'm gonna get back here.
- [Cameraman] Sure, you alright?
- Ohh!
(heavy breathing)
Oh wow.
(heavy breathing)
Oh my gosh, guys, this is super bad.
(heavy breathing)
Move this out of the way.
Duh!
Uh!
It feels like I'm getting stung over and over again.
Oh, the size of that stinger!
There's no question about it,
the Southwest is home to a plethora of animals,
that could put you into a world of pain.
Now our number three video is actually one
you guys waited almost a year to see
and the question is whether or not this sting
would be the most painful in the insect kingdom
and to find out, the Brave Wilderness team and I
needed to return to the jungles of Costa Rica.
(light uplifting music)
There it is,
that is a warrior wasp.
Now the ultimate question that we are answering today
is will the warrior wasp's sting
be more painful than the bullet ant?
(suspenseful music)
Argh!
God!
Argh!
- [Cameraman] We're ready.
- Argh, argh, uh, uh.
- [Cameraman] Talk to me,
what are you feeling? - Oh man,
oh man, yeah, nope, it's bad,
oh man, it's getting a lot worse
really quickly. - What are you feeling?
- So far not as bad as the bullet ant though,
uh, no, no, no, those on,
argh.
Argh, sharp shooting pain,
argh.
Hold on, back to the table, back to the table.
Now there are cells in there, that are neurons, right,
those neurons are sending messages to my brain,
that are screaming, "Pain!"
"Pain, pain!"
and trust me when I say there's massive amounts of pain
going through my arm right now.
Uh!
Initial onset is not as bad as the bullet ant,
but it's an electrical shock
similar to that of the tarantula hawk.
Truth be told, the warrior wasp was bad,
but due to its small size, inflicting that sting
was not as intimidating as some of the others I've taken.
In my opinion, the most intimidating sting I ever took
came from the infamous tarantula hawk.
(dramatic suspenseful music)
- [Cameraman] Careful!
He's gonna get it.
He sees it.
Oh, oh, what happened? - Got it!
- What happened? - I don't know.
- [Cameraman] Did he fall off the cliff?
Go, go, go!
(shouting in the distance)
- Argh, argh, argh, argh!
Oh no!
Argh. - What's wrong?
Did you catch it?
- Yeah, I caught it,
uh, but the bad news is
I caught something else too. - Oh my goodness!
- Argh.
Argh! - That is the worst
cholla spike I've ever seen.
Oh my God. - Oh, hold on a second,
hold on a second, hold on, hold on,
I don't wanna get stung by the tarantula hawk.
- [Cameraman] Oh, they're all over you, man.
- Uh!
Uh!
- [Cameraman] Did you get the tarantula hawk at least?
- I did, I did, I caught the tarantula hawk.
Now you look at this insect and you say to yourself,
tarantula hawk?
Well, it's not a tarantula and it's not a hawk,
but like a hawk, they hunt for tarantulas.
Now, before, look how much my hand is shaking,
hold on.
- [Cameraman] Try and get a shot of her.
- Okay, - Look at the abdomen.
- [Coyote] I've got a really good hold.
- [Cameraman] Wow, look at that abdomen going.
- [Coyote] I got a really good hold on her.
- [Cameraman] Go for it.
- One,
(light suspenseful music)
two,
(light suspenseful music)
here we go, three.
Argh!
Duh!
(suspenseful music)
(heavy breathing)
- You alright? - Duh!
Duh!
Uh!
(heavy breathing)
That is the most intense pain I've ever felt,
I don't think I can talk.
Argh!
Uh!
It is, it's like my arm
is in a state of paralysis right now.
Argh!
(suspenseful music)
Argh, argh!
You know, between the bites and stings,
Arizona, despite being one of my favorite locations to film
always seems to leave me in a world of pain
and the good thing that we learned from this episode
is that tarantula hawks only feast on nectar
and unless you're a tarantula,
you have absolutely nothing to fear.
Well, we have officially made it to the number one video
on the Worst Stings list
and I think this creature needs no elaborate introduction,
the reigning king of sting,
the one and only, bullet ant.
(dramatic suspenseful music)
Bullet ant.
Just saw ants up on the tree here.
Come up really slow, this might be a nest.
- [Cameraman] You think you've got a nest?
- I mean, the ground looks the same
as it has in most of the jungle, but you see that,
this looks like it could be a nest.
- [Cameraman] I don't see the hole.
If we did, oh, I just saw-- - There's one coming out
right there. - I see him coming out.
- There we go. - Yeah.
- Back up, back up, back up.
It's going right towards my hand.
(light suspenseful music)
Oh boy.
Yah!
Alright, I'm gonna get it in this cup.
Got it! - It walked right in.
- Woo! (laughs)
Holy cow! - You got it.
- One way or another,
there is no question about it, ladies and gentlemen,
today I'm going to be stung by a bullet ant.
Ant is live, okay,
it is out and active,
I am going to now pick it up with the forceps,
got it!
There we go, that right there is a perfect hold
right on the thorax and wow, look at that,
the stinger is already flying.
Are you ready?
- [Cameraman] Let's do it.
- One,
(light suspenseful music)
two,
(light suspenseful music)
three.
(light suspenseful music)
Duh!
Duh, oh it's stuck in my arm, it's stuck in my arm!
Uh!
Duh, the stinger's stuck in my arm, look at that!
(dramatic music)
Duh!
Okay, it's off, it's off, it's off.
Oh my gosh!
(dramatic suspenseful music)
Oh my gosh!
Duh! - You alright?
- Oh my God, it is really bad!
Oh my gosh, I think it has the tarantula hawk topped.
(dramatic suspenseful music)
(heavy breathing)
Argh!
It is, it's number one,
argh!
Uh! (heavy breathing)
Oh my gosh!
Duh, it's burning more, it's getting worse,
hold on, hold on, hold on.
Argh!
Uh!
I still can't believe
that the ant's stinger got stuck in my arm,
go figure that the most painful sting in the insect kingdom
would end in such dramatic fashion.
Well, there you have, it guys,
the five Worst Stings I have ever taken
on the Brave Wilderness channel.
I do read the comments
and I know you guys are excited to find out
just how bad the sting of the executioner wasp is
and I've also heard those whispers
of the Japanese giant hornet,
guys, I think the Brave Wilderness team and I
still have some tricks up our sleeve for 2018,
stay tuned, I promise that there's still
some epic stings to come.
I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild,
we'll see you on the next adventure.
(light cinematic music)
Hey, Coyote Pack, I have some exciting news,
I'm proud to announce that the crew and I
will be back on tour in 2018
with Brave Wilderness Live
visiting cities all across North America.
Our first shows are in Anaheim and San Diego, California,
from there, we head to Phoenix, Arizona,
beyond that, we will be visiting San Francisco, California,
Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington and Boulder, Colorado
with many more shows to be announced
in the coming months.
Tickets can be purchased at the Brave Wilderness website,
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on this season of Breaking Trail.
I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave.
- [Audience] Stay wild!