Editing Tarantula hawk (section)

==State insect of New Mexico==
The [[U.S. state]] of [[New Mexico]] chose a species of tarantula hawk (specifically, ''P. formosa'', now known as ''P. grossa'') in 1989 to become its official [[List of U.S. state insects|state insect]]. Its selection was prompted by a group of elementary-school children from [[Edgewood, New Mexico|Edgewood]] doing research on states that had adopted state insects. They selected three insects as candidates and mailed ballots to all schools for a statewide election. The winner was the tarantula hawk wasp.<ref>{{cite book |title=NM Legislature visitors guide |publisher=New Mexico Legislature |page=33 |url=https://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/lcsdocs/NMLegHandbook01-05.pdf#page=33 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121171932/https://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/lcsdocs/NMLegHandbook01-05.pdf#page=33 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-11-21 }}</ref>

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 |Male tarantula hawk at [[Grant Ranch Park|Grant Ranch County Park]], near [[San Jose, California]]
|File:Wasp with Orange-kneed tarantula.JPG |
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 |Tarantula hawk dragging a paralysed orange-kneed tarantula, [[Costa Rica]]
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 |Tarantula hawk stinger
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 |Tarantula hawk's blue-black abdomen
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