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Ground beetle
Carabidae
4.76766, 7.01885
Field Notes
Description:
Bombardier beetles are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: when disturbed, they eject a hot noxious chemical spray from the tip of their abdomen, with a popping sound.
Habitat:
Outdoor
Notes:
I think I was fortunate not to have been tear-gased by this one as I trailed it for a photograph.
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