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Meet The Man Who's Been Stung Almost 1,000 Times — For Science

You’ve probably been stung or bitten by something — whether it’s an ant, a bee or something more dramatic and damaging like a scorpion.

University of Arizona entomologist Justin Schmidt has been stung nearly 1,000 times by various insects in the course of his research.

It’s been part of his work in quantifying pain and figuring out what humans can learn from insects on societal evolution.

Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.