Wow...first person I've heard of getting bit. Decent ouch? I'll bet! The South American ones that eat small mammals would have me booking a flight or hijacking a mule pronto and heading north. Nawp...th' Amazon looks better on th' tee-vee...and I look better wearing clean pants. Hope that's your only introduction Kathy...on that note bees are ouchie but I think these would be worse somehow.