Bombardier beetles defend themselves by spraying boiling, toxic chemicals up to 212°F at predators. They can survive being eaten and force predators like toads to spit them out. Their explosive spray ...

Some animals carry chemical weapons that humans have spent decades trying to replicate without success. From beetles that ...

Animals can defend themselves against their natural enemies in various ways. Well-defended species often share conspicuous body colors with other well-defended or undefended species, forming mimetic ...

If you want to see one of the wonders of the natural world, just startle a bombardier beetle. But be careful: when the beetles are scared, they flood an internal chamber with a complex cocktail of ...

Toad versus bombardier beetle is almost a fair fight. Toads are hugely bigger, can tongue-strike in an eyeblink and swallow all kinds of nasty stuff. But bombardier beetles can shoot hot steam and ...

It’s a cruel world out there, and animals will do just about anything to avoid being eaten. In the case of bombardier beetles, these crafty insects are able to escape after being swallowed by toads, ...

The bombardier beetle is famous for having an unusual defence mechanism, which can be referred to as squirting acid from the back end. This defence mechanism is possible because of the quick reaction ...

As invasive species go, the American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is one of the worst. From their native semi-aquatic habitats of eastern North America, the fast-growing, up to half-foot-long ...

These bugs, which are known for spraying their noxious beetle juice when attacked, huddle in clusters that seem to break the rules of biology. ByKatherine J. Wu Wednesday, October 31, 2018 NOVA ...

Researchers show how how the bombardier beetle concocts its deadly explosives and in the process, learn how evolution gave rise to the beetle's remarkable firepower. If you want to see one of the ...