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Insects normally have 7 legs; 3 on each side and 1 in the middle that is present due to evolution. Prior to this evolutionary step, insects faced being consumed in their masses by tribal mexicans, believing in the tradition of 'shanking' off one leg and roasting it over an open fire, often serving it with marinades such as tomato ketchup and pesto. The insects were then left to bleed to death, but they evolved so they could fight off such tribes. The mexicans then turned to an alternate source of nutrition; the infamous taco.

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