Starr sting pain scale

Starr sting pain scale
Purpose	compare the overall pain of hymenopteran stings

The Starr sting pain scale was created by the entomologist Christopher Starr as a scale to compare the overall pain of hymenopteran stings on a four-point scale, an expansion of the "pain index" originally created by Justin Schmidt. ^{[1] [2]} 1 is the lowest pain rating; 4 is the highest.

Scale

Rating	Insects
1.0	Southern fire ant (Solenopsis xyloni), Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)
1.5	Western cicada killer ( Sphecius grandis )
2.0	Honeybee,[ which? ] Africanized bee, Bumblebees,[ which? ] Yellowjackets
3.0	Velvet ants,[ which? ], Paper wasps,[ which? ] Florida harvester ant ( Pogonomyrmex badius )
4.0	Tarantula hawk ( Pepsis grossa ), Bullet ant ( Paraponera clavata ), Warrior wasp ( Synoeca septentrionalis )

See also

• Dol scale to measure pain
• Irukandji syndrome, a jellyfish sting-induced condition
• Pain scale
• Schmidt sting pain index by Justin O. Schmidt
• Scoville scale to measure the hotness of a chili pepper

References

• Evans, David L. (1990). "Table 14.1". Insect Defenses: Adaptive Mechanisms and Strategies of Prey and Predators. ISBN   0-88706-896-0.
• Tom Turpin On Six Legs "Insects Bite and Sting for Good Reasons "
• David B. Williams DesertUSA "Tarantula Hawks"

Notes

1. Starr, C.K. (1985). "A simple pain scale for field comparison of Hymenopteran stings" (PDF). Journal of Entomological Science. 20 (2): 225–231. doi:10.18474/0749-8004-20.2.225.
2. Hoyt, E.; Schultz, T., eds. (2002). Insect Lives, Stories of Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World. Wiley. ISBN   978-0-471-28277-8.

External links

• Christopher K Starr Homepage - Publications