For LNI, I present to you, the Pepsis Wasp versus the Brazilian Wandering Spider. A Battle to the Death.

The pepsis wasp has an extraordinarily painful sting described as "electrified acid."

It is the only insect that preys on tarantulas, and does so by stinging it into paralysis, which is caused by sheer pain, then dragging it back to the wasp's burrow, laying an egg in its chest, then leaving. The egg hatches, pupates, and eats the tarantula alive from the inside out.

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Unfortunately for this wasp, it has chosen to Tangle with the world's deadliest spider, the Brazilian Wanderer.

The Brazilian Wandering Spider is extremely aggressive, and has been known to run up a broom handle and bite people on the hands. A single bite can kill a grown man.

A side effect of the venom is priapism in men (clitorism in women), which causes an erection so powerful that it ruptures blood vessels and can last for 10 hours, sometimes rendering the man permanently impotent, if he survives at all.

With each successful sting, the spider finds turning to confront the wasp more difficult.

The wasp has to outpoint the spider, while the spider only has to land one bite.

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Finally, the wasp gets too close and the spider wraps it up, bites it, and the wasp stings it repeatedly.

The spider throws the wasp off but becomes so paralyzed that it can no longer control its ability to spit venom.

The wasp quickly begins to succumb. It has not laid its egg. It is unable to fly or get away.

The wasp will die while the spider lies paralyzed flat on its back. It will probably die by secondary predation.

The Pepsis Wasp's venom does not typically kill a tarantula, but this one stung its intended prey many more times than usual. If the venom does not kill the spider, it will probably not be able to move before another predator arrives, most likely ants.

Oh, what a day. What a lovely day. The Brazilian Wandering Spiderbro is awaited in Valhalla. He shall ride eternal, shiny and chrome. Witness him.