2015. május 1., péntek

How This Beetle Shoots a Jet of Superheated Liquid Out of Its Butt

You do not want to piss off the bombardier beetle. When disturbed, it sprays noxious, near-boiling liquid out of its abdomen—an effective though confounding ability. After all, how does the beetle pull off such a violent chemical reaction without, well, damaging its insides?

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