The Bombardier Beetle

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Meet the bombardier beetles a super hero insect that can shoot a chemical spray at prey or predator with a tremendous pop. It has two chambers in its abdomen; one contains hydroquinone and the other hydrogen peroxide. When the Bombardier Beetle needs it engage it firing apparatus, the two chambers combine the fluids to create an explosion of sweltering and searing chemical spray that is fired through the abdominal tip. Heat from the reaction brings the mixture to near the boiling point of water and produces gas that drives the ejection. The tip can rotate 270 degrees for almost total defense. The bombardier beetle is 6-12 mm long with blue wing casing and red head, thorax and limbs. As an adult beetles, life is very short, feeding on smaller insects and laying its eggs underground in moist places away from predators.

gogreenpestcontrol.ca Ladner Tsawwassen Delta BC Randy Bilesky

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