Man gets himself stung by ‘Tarantula Hawk’ wasp… on purpose

In today’s really unwatchable video news, a wildlife expert has got himself stung by a vicious ‘tarantula hawk’ wasp - deliberately.

Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson is visibly nervous as he handles the wasp - and then places it on his naked forearm.

Peterson says, ‘They say that it’s number two on the insect pain index. It’s like being stunned with a taser. And they say it puts you into a state of paralysis for five minutes where you can only scream.

Brave Wilderness says, ‘Boasting the world’s 2nd most painful sting, the Tarantula Hawk also happens to be the largest species of wasp in North America! These enormous spider wasps are most notorious for their macabre breeding habits but are also becoming well known for their ranking on the insect sting pain index - only trailing in behind the bullet ant in terms of “sting pain”.