File: Bombardier Beetle.swf-(3.43 MB, 448x251, Loop)
[_] Nature is beautiful. Anonymous 12/16/13(Mon)07:38 No.2223715
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>> [_] Anonymous 12/16/13(Mon)10:58 No.2223821
ant don't give a fuck.
>> [_] Anonymous 12/16/13(Mon)11:32 No.2223850
The spray is produced by a reaction between two chemical compounds, hydroquinone and hydrogen
peroxide, stored in separate reservoirs in the beetle's abdomen and mixed when needed in a third
chamber with water and catalytic enzymes. Heat from the reaction brings the mixture to near the
boiling point of water and produces gas that drives the ejection. The damage caused can be fatal
to attacking insects and small creatures
thank you wikipedia
>> [_] Anonymous 12/16/13(Mon)12:10 No.2223870
>Ant's face when
>> [_] Anonymous 12/16/13(Mon)12:42 No.2223908
I remember these from ENT 520, the prof put one in a box with a wasp.
