book: The Sting of the Wild , Justin Schmidt

You might know the late Dr Schmidt: he's the guy who got stung by as many stinging insects as possible & created the Schmidt pain index . This is that guy. The Sting of the Wild weaves between an autobiography of an entomologist-chemist who gained pop-culture notoriety, and precise science pertaining to the stinging insects he loved. This feels right to read, the idea of Dr Schmidt, the pain…