Bombardier beetles have the infamous ability to synthesize and release rapid bursts of stinky, burning-hot liquid from their rear ends. These noxious emissions can kill other insects, or startle ...

"I discovered it was a bombardier beetle." The bugs store hydroquinones and hydrogen peroxide in their body and catalyse them into boiling hot gases to defend themselves. Yiu has compiled his ...

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Researchers used intense X-rays at the Advanced Photon Source, located at Argonne National Laboratory, to study how the bombardier beetle sprays hot, caustic chemicals from two rear glands when ...

Their pygidial glands, located on the rear abdomen, may secrete noxious chemicals when the beetle feels threatened. The odor is often rancid and cheesy but also irritating like acetone. Certain ...

A survey discovered the park, opened in 2014, has become home to a range of rare plants and animals including the streaked bombardier beetle, black redstart and brown-banded carder bee.