In an interview Tuesday, Eisner said he has been fascinated by insect defense systems ever since he first handled a bombardier beetle 45 years ago.
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A folk story claims that Charles Darwin once found himself on the receiving end of a bombardier beetle's attack, based on a passage in his autobiography.
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"Bombardier beetle " seems an apt name for an animal that fights its enemies by shooting a burst of chemicals that explode with a tiny bang.
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Bombardier beetles have well-developed, like other carabid beetles, pygidial glands that empty from the lateral edges of the intersegment membranes between the seventh and eighth abdominal segments.
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"' Bombardier beetles "'are ground beetles ( Carabidae ) in the eject a hot noxious chemical spray from the tip of their abdomen with a popping sound.
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It has even been known to lunch on a bombardier beetle after being sprayed in the face with a hot, nasty liquid that is enough to deter lesser lizards.
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While Bombardier beetles have well developed, like other carabid beetles, pygidial glands that empty from the lateral edges of the intersegment membranes between the seventh and eighth abdominal segments.
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The gland openings of some African bombardier beetles can swivel through 270?and thrust between the insect's legs, discharging the fluid in a wide range of directions with considerable accuracy.
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Their pygidial glands can produce explosive secretions, giving them the other name of "'flanged bombardier beetles "'although they are not particularly close relatives of the typical bombardier beetles ( Brachininae ).
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Their pygidial glands can produce explosive secretions, giving them the other name of "'flanged bombardier beetles "'although they are not particularly close relatives of the typical bombardier beetles ( Brachininae ).
