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Bombardier beetle
Meaning
Noun
●
In Adephagan beetles:
A
beetle
whose
defence mechanism
enables
it to
eject
a
hot
aqueous
mixture
of
chemicals
at
predators
. They
come from
a number of
subfamilies
: Carabinae (e.g; Brachinus crepitans), Metriinae (e.g., Stenaptinus
insignis
) and Paussinae (e.g., Goniotropis nicaraguensis).
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