Auckland, New Zealand -- New Zealand entomologist Ruud Kleinpaste is on a mission to teach the world that bugs aren't as scary as we all think they are, but he has a weird way of promoting his pet pests.

For instance, in the upcoming Animal Planet special "The World's Biggest, Baddest Bugs," he covers himself in 50,000 killer bees to show how the much-feared creatures can actually be quite nice.

Mind you, executing the stunt was no picnic: Kleinpaste admits he was so afraid one of the buzzers would turn on him that -- in his words -- "I was sh*tting myself."

Another bug-promoting stunt involved being stung by a Bullet Ant, a one-inch-long creature which defends itself with a sting that's supposed to feel like a gunshot wound. Kleinpaste spent 17 hours in agonizing pain, but says he's hopeful the stunt will teach people not to hate bugs just for defending themselves.

You can see more of his antics on "The World's Biggest Baddest Bugs," which premieres June 19.

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