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Female tarantula hawk wasps spend their lives daring death. These fearless hunters pick fights with large tarantulas-and usually win! The wasp jabs the arachnid with its extra-long sting. Before the tarantula knows what hit it, the spider is paralyzed and being prepped for dinner. The spider will be the food for the wasp's growing larvae.The Sting: Tarantula hawks have some of the longest stings in the insect world, measuring up to a third of an inch. That may not sound like much, but…

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The tarantula hawk wasp (Pepsis formosa) was designated the official state insect of New Mexico in 1989. Initiated by Edgewood, New Mexico elementary school students doing research on states which had already adopted insect symbols, they selected three insects as candidates and mailed ballots to all New Mexico schools for a state-wide election. As part of the project, the entire class attended the legislative hearing in Santa Fe when the bill was introduced. All State Insects

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