Bombardier Beetle Animal Pictures

Animals That Spit Acid

The Bombardier Beetle (Brachinus alternans) is very aptly named - these boisterous bugs can create a small explosion to ward off predators.

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Bombardier beetles eject a hot, corrosive hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinone liquid utilizing a chamber in their abdomens.

Bombardier Beetle specimen highlighting their abdomen and rear end — © KASIRA SUDA/Shutterstock.com

All the insects in the bombardier beetle group are known for their ability to eject a corrosive chemical spray as a form of defense when they're disturbed.

Australian Bombardier Beetle (Pheropsophus verticalis) Family: Carabidae (Bombardier beetle) Peter Halasz. (User:Pengo) / CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pheropsophus_verticalis_01_Pengo.jpg?uselang=en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

stinkiest animals - Bombardier Beetle — © Peter Halasz. (User:Pengo) / CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository — License (Original)

Bombardier beetles live in temperate regions and in any environments with moist places to lay their eggs.

Bombardier beetle drinking from floodwaters — © pusit_panya/Shutterstock.com

Bombardier beetles are foragers typically found under leaf litter and stones in grasslands and woodlands.

Bombardier beetle, Brachininae, Satara, Maharashtra, India.