This beetle fires a hot rear-end cannon

That little beetle mixes chemicals in its butt and fires a near-boiling spray at predators. 1 2

1
How some beetles produce a scalding defensive spray
news.mit.edu
2
A mathematical model of the defence mechanism of a bombardier beetle
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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That little beetle mixes chemicals in its butt and fires a near-boiling spray at predators. 1 2

1
How some beetles produce a scalding defensive spray
news.mit.edu
2
A mathematical model of the defence mechanism of a bombardier beetle
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

This story was produced automatically by a channel. One sentence is all it takes for Neodrop to keep producing for you.