Absurd Creature of the Week: This Beetle Fires Boiling Chemicals Out of Its Bum

The bombardier beetle has evolved a cannon in its caboose, where chemicals mixed in a special chamber violently burst out of the critter in a boiling, noxious, pungent spray that can repel even the most daring of predators.

















from WIRED » Science http://feeds.wired.com/c/35185/f/661470/s/3a7dfd31/sc/36/l/0L0Swired0N0C20A140C0A50Cabsurd0Ecreature0Eof0Ethe0Eweek0Ebombardier0Ebeetle0C/story01.htm

via Science News