I’ve been stung by a stingray before, been stung but lots of things like jellyfish, all sorts of yellow jackets/wasps/bees pretty much any critter south of the mason dixon that can sting you I’ve been stung by.

The cow killer is by far the most painful thing I have ever experienced. Bastard got me on my foot when I was like 12 and that to this day continues to be the pain I measure anything against. They are hard to kill, super aggressive with a stinger 2/3rds the length of their body that feels like a hypodermic needle. Stingray hurt don’t get my wrong but it was like a yellow jacket sting for me, cow killer put me out of commission for a whole day and I had to wear a sandal on my right foot for 3 days because it swelled up so much my foot wouldn’t fit in my normal shoes.

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Posted by PuntBamaPunt

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 11/21/23 at 8:31 am to Nigel Farage

frick that noise

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The Sateré-Mawé people of Brazil use intentional bullet ant stings as part of their initiation rites to become warriors or leaders.[25][33] The ants are first rendered unconscious by submersion in a natural sedative, and then 80 of them are woven into gloves (which resemble large oven mitts) made of vines or leaves, stingers facing inward. When the ants regain consciousness, an initiator repeatedly blows smoke at the ants, with the objective of making them agitated and aggressive. Once this is done, the initiate has the gloves put on his hands and keeps them on for 5 to 10 minutes or longer. Afterward, the boy's hand and part of his arm are temporarily paralyzed because of the ant venom, and he may shake uncontrollably for days. The only "protection" provided is a coating of charcoal on the hands, supposedly to confuse the ants and inhibit their stinging. To fully complete the initiation, a boy or man must go through the ordeal 20 times over the course of several months or even years.[34]

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Posted by BoogaBear

Member since Jul 2013

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Posted on 11/21/23 at 8:53 am to Nigel Farage

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Stingray hurt don’t get my wrong but it was like a yellow jacket sting

Not discounting how you feel about it, but I've been stung by yellow jackets plenty of times. It's not very memorable for me. Both stingray stings have been brutal, 3-4 hours of pain. Weeks worth of swelling. The second one actually made me ill as well.

I believe it depends on how much venom you get.

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