I felt safe on this invented planet of mine. When I was a small child going through tough times, I created a utopian world in my mind and I named it Planet 9. I’d always loved using my voice, it was my favorite part of performing. While writing about my life and thoughts on society, I needed to create art that would be soothing. After Dawn, I began a three-year writing project, my book, BRAVE. After realizing I’d worked on sets for over 57k hours, I knew it was time to assert my own voice, so I directed a short film called Dawn which was nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.

Being an actress was my day job, but behind the scenes I was honing my skills as a multi-media artist, writer and thought leader. I’m Rose McGowan and for a long time, I worked in a strange place called Hollywood.

Hello, I appreciate you taking the time to read this. I was fortunate to be able to explore many adventures with some of the most beautiful and fascinating insects on Earth - stinging insects.' - Justin Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild. Each story is awaiting our attention to be told. Each animal has its own inherently interesting story to tell. 'I hope to share a love of the natural world and the beauty of all forms of life. Thank you for everything you've done for man and insect kind, Justin. We will greatly miss his enthusiasm and unique approach to science, and we were very lucky to work and learn beside him. He always embraced our work to educate our audience on his beloved stinging insects. We first met Justin in 2017, and he joyously welcomed our team into his home. His work greatly inspired us and laid the foundation for our climb of the Sting Pain Index. Justin leaves behind an incredible legacy celebrating our world's wonderful creepy crawlies through his famous Sting Pain Index. We are saddened to share that our very good friend Justin Schmidt, the King of Sting, passed away on Saturday, February 18th.

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