ROB ALLEVA: We're about to
step into a world of pain.
This is actually happening.
Waiting is the worst part.
(YELLING) Oh!
Ah!
This is the bite
I've been dreading.
[bleep] nightmare in a box.
Just bite me already.
Get off my arm.
[yelling]
We're in Bolivia
to begin our quest
to find and record the most
painful bites and stings
in the animal kingdom.
We're about to step
into a world of pain.
[suspenseful music]
ADAM THORN: The Goliath
bird-eating tarantula,
it's like the biggest
spider on the planet.
And the hairiest.
ADAM THORN: Oh.
ROB ALLEVA: I know
you hate spiders.
I don't hate them.
They just really gross me out.
Little spiders are
fine, but monster
spiders kind of creeps me out.
Their fangs are just enormous.
I bet you can hear
them pierce your flesh.
Ugh, you hear that
[popping noises]
And then, you know, you
got the executioner wasp.
ADAM THORN: Yeah.
And it's a bloody
huge wasp as well.
You know?
Stories are floating around.
Like, this thing
is crazy painful.
ADAM THORN: The
executioner wasp.
Pelistes carnifex.
This wasp definitely
earns its name, presumably
from the amount
of pain and damage
it is known to inflict
in its victims.
But even after the initial pain,
the damage is far from done.
This wasp has cytotoxins
that can last for days.
It can even cause necrosis
near the sting site.
That's rotting flesh.
So this is actually happening.
All right.
ADAM THORN: Hey.
It's a formidable looking wasp.
ROB ALLEVA: OK.
Just get it started.
ADAM THORN: OK.
Ready?
Yep.
Oh, waiting is the worst part.
(YELLING) Oh!
Ah!
Yeah.
Yep.
[yelling]
Oh!
Oh!
Oh, that's sharp.
Instant, like, instant pain.
ADAM THORN: Oh, really?
Yeah.
Oh.
It's actually getting worse.
ADAM THORN: Really?
Yeah.
ADAM THORN: Going
second and witnessing
the amount of pain Caveman is
in scared the crap out of me.
It's my turn.
I was sweating before.
Now, I'm drenched.
There is literally a waterfall
running down my back right now.
Ugh.
ROB ALLEVA: Look
at that stinger.
Look how long that stinger is.
ADAM THORN: It's huge.
ROB ALLEVA: I'm going
to come around this way.
You ready?
- Right.
ROB ALLEVA: Right here?
ADAM THORN: Yeah.
Yep.
Look at it.
Look at it.
ROB ALLEVA: Yeah.
You can see it coming
out looking for you.
Are you ready?
[grunts]
(YELLING) Ah!
Ah!
ROB ALLEVA: Oh!
It went right in.
It's still in there.
[groaning]
Oh.
Ah.
Oh!
All right.
That's enough.
All right.
Let's put it back.
[gasps] Ah, man,
that's ridiculous.
But yeah, that's
going to get worse.
ADAM THORN: It gets worse?
[gasps]
Oh!
It's deep.
It's a deep stinging.
Yeah.
Oh, you could see the
singer just plunge right in.
ADAM THORN: Oh!
The pain is excruciating.
Injection feel--
Yeah.
Like, needle
feel, this is just--
[pow] It's like hot pokers
being put on your skin.
I see why it's called
the executioner wasp now.
I mean, that thing
packs a punch.
It definitely lives
up to its reputation.
I wouldn't want to do it again.
Still got to do
that tarantula.
Oh, yeah.
[bleep]
This is the bite
I've been dreading.
Theraphosa blondi, the Goliath
bird-eating tarantula, this
is the largest tarantula
on the bloody planet.
Its enormous fangs can
puncture a rodent's skull.
And it releases a potent,
tissue-dissolving venom.
ROB ALLEVA: These
crazy arachnids
feed by sucking the carcass
of their prey completely dry.
Nothing is left behind except
for some skin, bones, and hair.
ADAM THORN: Now, and this
venom isn't deadly to humans,
but it does bring the pain.
Let's have a look at this thing.
ROB ALLEVA: All right.
ADAM THORN: Ah, man.
ROB ALLEVA: It's
pissed off, dude.
ADAM THORN: Looking
at this arachnid,
seeing the size of its
fangs, seeing the hair,
seeing its beady little eyes,
ugh, I don't want this thing
anywhere bloody near me.
[bleep] nightmare in a box.
All right.
Oh, my god.
Just put your arm down.
I don't want to hold this
longer than necessary.
Go.
Right about here.
- You ready?
Yeah.
Bite me.
Just bite me already.
Get off my arm.
ROB ALLEVA: Oh.
Fangs are out.
Fangs are out.
BOTH: [yelling]
ROB ALLEVA: Oh, no!
[yelling]
Oh, I felt that.
That was--
That was so gross.
That was the worst thing I've
ever seen in my life, dude.
[gasping]
That was-- [gasps]
That was the worst
feeling I've ever experienced.
That popping into your skin,
and then you feel it, like--
[yelling]
[shudder]
That's what I was afraid of.
Adam was more scared of this
than I was, but not now.
After seeing him go through
this, like, I'm terrified.
I'll take 50 snake bites before
I take one tarantula bite.
ADAM THORN: All right.
You ready?
Yeah, I am.
ADAM THORN: All right.
ROB ALLEVA: All right.
ADAM THORN: OK.
Come on.
Yeah, he's ready to go.
Ah, look at the fangs!
ADAM THORN: Oh, my god!
[yelling]
Damn it!
That thing just keeps going.
That was so bad.
Oh, you just feel it
tugging on your skin
and popping through your skin.
And it just seemed like
it went on forever.
Goodness, man.
ADAM THORN: That was so bad.
I could see when I was
pulling its fang out,
it was, like, lifting
your skin up with it.
ROB ALLEVA: Yeah.
And just-- yeah, and
now it's actually--
it wasn't hurting for a minute.
But now, like, the venom
is starting to kick in.
It's starting to hurt.
[gasp]
Actually, Oh.
It's actually really stinging.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
It takes a minute, huh?
Look at that.
They're so far apart.
It's actually stinging more now.
ADAM THORN: Yeah,
it got you good.
The worst part is these
fangs going into my flesh.
For a few seconds I
thought there was no venom.
And then it started to sting,
and it got worse and worse.
Oh, that was probably the
worst thing I've ever seen.
[gasp]
If I see another tarantula,
it'll be too soon.
I'm going to need
counseling after this.
