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Bombardier beetles are ground beetles (Carabidae) in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini—more than 500 species altogether—which are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: when disturbed, they eject a hot noxious chemical spray from the tip of the abdomen with a popping sound.
The bombardier beetle is unusual by using a violent exothermic chemical reaction to launch a boiling noxious chemical spray in a rapid burst of pulses from special glands in its abdomen, accompanied with a popping sound. The Anthia (oogpister beetle) will fire formic acid at
Brachinus texanus is a species of ground beetle in the genus Brachinus ("bombardier beetles"), in the family Carabidae ("ground beetles"). [1] [2] [3] It is found in North America. Like other bombardier beetles, it can spray a boiling, corrosive liquid from its abdomen if provoked, and as such should not be handled. [2]
Some of his most famous work was conducted on the bombardier beetle, which he discovered creates a chemical reaction within its body to shoot a boiling noxious liquid from a nozzle in its abdomen. [5] A field biologist with working experience on four continents, he was also an active conservationist.
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The bloody-nose beetle, Timarcha tenebricosa, exuding a drop of noxious red liquid (upper right) Further information: autohaemorrhaging and bombardier beetle Many prey animals, and to defend against seed predation also seeds of plants, [ 55 ] make use of poisonous chemicals for self-defence.
The species fly from May to June. The lifecycle is not known but the larvae are thought to be external parasites that feed on the pupae of other beetle species including Amara convexiuscula and a staphylinid beetle, Tasgius ater (Gravenhorst, 1802). [3] When disturbed, the species shoot liquid from two glands through their anus.
Pheropsophus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is considered a sister group of the genus Pheropsophidius within the subtribe Pheropsophina . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]