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 ==== Bullet Ants ====
-Paraponera clavata ants are called bullet ants and inhabit South America. Locally they are known as "twenty-four-hour ants". The source of the names is the waves of incapacitating pain that accompany the bite, lasting about 24 hours, caused by a neurotoxin contained in the ant's venom. It is believed that of all venomous animals, the bite of this ant is the most painful. [([[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2999403/|National Institutes of Health]])]
+Paraponera clavata ants are called bullet ants and inhabit South America. Locally they are known as "twenty-four-hour ants." The source of the name is the waves of incapacitating pain that accompany their bite, lasting about 24 hours, caused by a neurotoxin contained in the ant's venom. It is believed that of all venomous animals, the bite of this ant is the most painful. [([[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2999403/|National Institutes of Health]])]
 ==== Wētā ====
-Wētā is the collective name for about 70 species of large proctoscopic insects, endemic to New Zealand. There were no mammals on the islands before the arrival of humans, so the locusts occupied an ecological niche similar to mice and rats. They are among the largest insects in the world, including the antennae and legs their length can exceed 11 inches, and their weight 2.5 ounces. The name comes from the Maori word "wētāpunga", meaning "deity of ugliness". [([[https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/invertebrates/weta/giant-weta-wetapunga/|Department of Conservation]])]
+Wētā is the collective name for about 70 species of large proctoscopic insects, endemic to New Zealand. There were no mammals on the islands before the arrival of humans, so the locusts occupied an ecological niche similar to mice and rats. They are among the largest insects in the world: Including the antennae and legs, their length can exceed 11 inches and they weigh 2.5 ounces. The name comes from the Maori word "wētāpunga", meaning "deity of ugliness." [([[https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/invertebrates/weta/giant-weta-wetapunga/|Department of Conservation]])]
 ==== Common earwig ====

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