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Bombardier Beetle, common name for any member of a closely related group of gregarious and predatory ground beetles that have the ability to eject from the anus a glandular fluid that vaporizes with a popping sound when it hits the air, blinding the victim and confusing it with the noise.
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Although bored at times by formal schooling, the young Charles Darwin poured enormous energy into his fascination with the natural world. As a boy, tired of Greek and ... Alas! it ejected some intensely acrid fluid, which burnt my tongue so that I was forced to spit the beetle out, which was lost, as was the third one."
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Bombardier beetles of the genus Brachinus, a member of the large ground beetle family (Carabidae). These small beetles are about 13 mm long (1/2 inch). They are fairly common in southern California, particularly near streams, lakes and marshy areas.
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with bombardier beetle discharges and with artificial sprays of variable heat and quinone content. Of the two toad species tested, American toads (Bufo ...
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AIG, 1990. The amazing bombardier beetle. Creation Ex Nihilo 12(1): 29. Gish, Duane T., 1977. Dinosaurs: Those Terrible Lizards. El Cajon, CA: Master Book, pp. 51-55. ... Erwin, Terry L., 1970. A reclassification of bombardier beetles and a taxonomic revision of the North and Middle American species (Carabidae:
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"If it exploded inside, it would blow any Bombardier Beetle to smithereens." [Rue, 1984, p. ... The Bombardier Beetle: Evolutionary Accident or Everlasting Architect? This creationist web page is an example of the (incorrect) claim that the bombardier beetle's hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinone explode when mixed.
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BOMBARDIER BEETLES (COLEOPTERA, CARABIDAE). OF NORTH AMERICA: PART II. BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR. OF BRACHINUS PALLIDUS ERWIN IN CALIFORNIA'. By TERRY L. ERWIN2 ...
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Bombardier beetle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bombardier beetles are ground beetles (Carabidae) in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini—more than 500 species altogether—that are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives...
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If you have found an unknown insect (or other invertebrate) and would like to identify it then the AES can help you. ... Face to face with the beetle Oedemera nobilis. ... A macro photograph of the head of the beetle _Oedemera nobilis_.
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