The Bullet Ant Episode - Is Wes the New King of Sting? ft. Jack's World of Wildlife

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Tooth & Claw

True Crime, Comedy, Nature, Science

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Wes covers the history of cataloguing and experiencing the extreme pain of the bullet ant's sting, and then gets into his own brush with one down in Costa Rica. Jack from Jack's World of Wildlife then comes on for an interview with the guys. Yowch! Watch here: https://youtu.be/U1qbes7l6m8 ~~ Graza Olive Oil: Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/TOOTH and use promo code TOOTH today for 10% off your first order! LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack with any purchase at http://drinklmnt.com/toot⁠h Miracle Brand: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/TOOTH and use the code TOOTH to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Ollie Pet Food: Take the guesswork out of your dog's well-being. Go to http://ollie.com/tooth and use code tooth to get 60% off your first box! Rocket Money: Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to http://RocketMoney.com/YSK today. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/c/toothandclawpodcast ~~ Tooth & Claw is brought to you by QCODE. Support the show and get access to an extensive library of exclusive episodes like this by supporting the show on Patreon or joining the Grizzly Club on Apple Podcasts. For the latest updates on the show and all things wildlife, follow us at toothandclawpod.com and social: Instagram: @ToothandClawPodcast Twitter: @ToothandClawPod Wes: @GrizKid Jeff: @jefe_larson Mike: @mikey3ds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everybody, welcome back to Tooth and Claw podcast.
0:17.0	We have Wes Larson, the Grizz Kid, the wildlife biologist that we all wish we were.
0:24.9	No.
0:25.8	And I'm his younger brother.
0:27.8	Mike doesn't.
0:28.6	Jeff Larson.
0:29.3	Oh, Mike wishes he was the wildlife biologist that you were.
0:33.5	Every time I talk to West, he's just complaining about everything.
0:36.8	Mike, Mike Smith, he's the only one of us three that I think has gotten a death threat from a listener.
0:44.2	I don't think me or Wes has yet.
0:47.3	Yeah.
0:48.0	Just once.
0:49.0	Yeah.
0:49.5	Yeah.
0:50.0	Listen, I was.
0:50.9	You're talking about something you shouldn't be talking about.
0:53.4	No, I should.
0:54.2	I stepped way outside the boundaries of good conversational taste. I dared to say something slightly negative about Taylor Swift once. Death threat. But that's fine. Listen, I was... We were raised in the Wild West of the Internet. She's got her shooters. I was on something awful for Chan back in the day. I mean, it's like getting a death threat is kind of like a write of passage almost for. I know. I wish I had one. I remember when I was in, when I was in high school and chat rooms started, it was like, oh my gosh, constant. No holds barred. You could say whatever you wanted to anyone yeah oh there's still places like that
1:29.5	there are but i don't think it should be that way i want to say that yeah streaming sports
1:35.6	it's just like i can't close that chat quick enough yeah like on an illegal sports stream.
1:44.9	Yeah.
1:45.5	But sorry I sent you that death threat on a fake account, Mike.
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