Molecular basis of the explosive defence response in the bombardier beetle Brachinus crepitans [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceBombardier beetles have evolved a sophisticated and unique chemical defence mechanism involving controlled explosions within their paired defensive glands, producing a hot, benzoquinone-rich defensive spray.
Heiko Vogel +5 more
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Bombardier beetles repel invasive bullfrogs [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Invasive non-native predators negatively affect native species; however, some native species can survive the predation pressures of invasive species by using pre-existing antipredator strategies or evolving defenses against invasive predators.
Shinji Sugiura, Tomoki Date
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Anti-predator defences of a bombardier beetle: is bombing essential for successful escape from frogs? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Some animals, such as the bombardier beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Brachinini), have evolved chemical defences against predators. When attacked, bombardier beetles can discharge noxious chemicals at temperatures of approximately 100 °C from the tip of ...
Shinji Sugiura
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The Arnold Berliner Award 2021 honors research on bombardier beetles [PDF]
Die Naturwissenschaften, 2021 Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (1018)
Matthias Waltert
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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.
Jason C Schaller +5 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.
Stephen Nowicki, Thomas Eisner
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Successful escape of bombardier beetles from predator digestive systems [PDF]
Biology Letters, 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
Shinji Sugiura
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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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A mathematical model of the defence mechanism of a bombardier beetle [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2013 Previous studies of bombardier beetles have shown that some species have a continuous discharge while others exhibit a pulsed discharge. Here, a mathematical model of the defence mechanism of the bombardier beetle is developed and the hypothesis that almost all bombardiers' defences have some sort of cyclic behaviour at frequencies much higher than ...
Alex James, Simon Todd
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Molecular phylogeny and revision of species groups of Nearctic bombardier beetles (Carabidae, Brachininae, Brachinus ( Neobrachinus)) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Bombardier beetles of the genus Brachinus Weber are notorious for their explosive defensive chemistry. Despite ongoing research on their defense mechanism, life history, and ecology, the group lacks a robust molecular-based phylogeny.
Raine M. Ikagawa, Wendy Moore
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