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Bacterial Associates of a Gregarious Riparian Beetle With Explosive Defensive Chemistry [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Bombardier beetles (Carabidae: Brachininae) are well known for their unique explosive defensive chemistry. These beetles are found in riparian corridors throughout the American Southwest, where they commonly form large diurnal multispecies aggregations ...
Reilly McManus +4 more
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Successful escape of bombardier beetles from predator digestive systems. [PDF]
Biol Lett, 2018 Some prey animals can escape from the digestive systems of predators after being swallowed. To clarify the ecological factors that determine the success of such an escape, we investigated how the bombardier beetle Pheropsophus jessoensis escapes from two toad species, Bufo japonicus and
Sugiura S, Sato T.
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Capture of Bombardier Beetles by Ant Lion Larvae [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1983 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Conner, Jeffrey, Eisner, Thomas
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Chemical Defense of an Ozaenine Bombardier Beetle From New Guinea
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1989 We had occasion recently to study 3 live specimens of Pseudozaena orientalis opaca, an ozaenine carabid beetle (subfamily Paussinae, tribe Ozaenini) from New Guinea, and report here on the biology and chemistry of its defensive spray mechanism.
Thomas Eisner +6 more
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Predatory Capture of Bombardier Beetles by a Tabanid Fly Larva [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1983 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Nowicki, Stephen, Eisner, Thomas
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Molecular phylogeny, ecology and multispecies aggregation behaviour of bombardier beetles in Arizona. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2018 Aggregations of conspecific animals are common and have been documented in most phyla. Multispecies aggregations are less common and less well studied. Eight species of Brachinus beetles -famous for their unique, highly effective, chemical defense-regularly settle together form large diurnal multispecies aggregations in dark, moist areas in riparian ...
Schaller JC +5 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical: Dermatitis caused by bombardier beetles is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of beetle-caused dermatitis that occurred in Pará State, the Brazilian Amazon.
Pedro Pereira de Oliveira Pardal +3 more
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Effects of Predator Species and Size on Prey Escape Success Through the Digestive Tract. [PDF]
Ecol EvolAdults of the aquatic beetle Regimbartia attenuata can survive passage through the digestive tracts of six predator (frog) species, including a non‐native bullfrog. Their active movement through the gut likely facilitates their escape through the cloaca, irrespective of predator species or size.
Sugiura S.
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The extraordinary design of the bombardier beetle - A classic example of biomimetics [PDF]
The Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism, 2018 The innocuous looking bombardier beetle is one of the most remarkable creatures in the insect world. This tiny insect (1-1.5 cms long) is able to fight off any spider, frog, ant or bird that comes too close, by blasting the attacker with a powerful jet ...
Andy McIntosh, Joseph Lawrence
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The molecular mechanisms of defensive-grade organic acid biosynthesis in ground beetles. [PDF]
Insect Mol BiolFormic acid and methacrylic acid are the primary defensive chemicals in the pygidial gland secretions of Platynus angustatus and Pterostichus moestus, respectively. Comparative transcriptomics suggests the folate cycle and valine catabolism may be involved in the biosynthesis of formic acid and methacrylic acid, respectively.
Rork AM, Xu S, Attygalle A, Renner T.
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