Bombardier beetles can shoot boiling toxics from their behinds
Bombardier beetles have one of the most remarkable and sophisticated defense mechanisms seen in any animal.
When threatened, bombardier beetles spray the suspected attacker with a boiling hot mixture of caustic chemicals. The predator hears a loud pop, then finds itself bathed in a cloud of toxins reaching 212? F (100? C). Even more impressive, the bombardier beetle can aim the poisonous eruption in the direction of the harasser.
