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.
Jeffrey Conner, Thomas Eisner
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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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A Bombardier Beetle Pheropsophus aequinoctialis (L.) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae)
EDIS, 2021 Pheropsophus aequinoctialis (L.) is a ground beetle in the tribe, Brachinini, native to parts of South and Central America. Ground beetles of this tribe are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles due to their ability to produce a powerful and hot ...
Gregory Parrow, Adam Dale
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Bioinspired Hemostatic Strategy via Pulse Ejections for Severe Bleeding Wounds [PDF]
Research, 2023 Efficient hemostasis during emergency trauma with massive bleeding remains a critical challenge in prehospital settings. Thus, multiple hemostatic strategies are critical for treating large bleeding wounds.
Bitao Lu +8 more
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Flanged Bombardier beetles from Shanghai, China, with description of a new species in the genus Eustra Schmidt-Goebel (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 Four paussine species belonging to three different genera are discovered in Shanghai. A new species, Eustra shanghaiensis Song, sp. n., is described, illustrated, and distinguished from the treated congeners.
Xiao-Bin Song, Liang Tang, Zhong Peng
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Myrmecophily Under X-Rays: The Exceptional Brain of an Exceptional Beetle, Paussus favieri (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae) [PDF]
InsectsAmong myrmecophilous insects, beetles represent the most specialised and diverse group. Myrmecophily is a complex evolutionary strategy encompassing a wide spectrum of interactions with ants, ranging from occasional to obligate relationships, and from ...
Francesco Sirotti +4 more
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Spray Aiming in the Bombardier Beetle: Photographic Evidence [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1999 Bombardier beetles, when physically assaulted, eject a hot quinonoid spray from the tip of the abdomen. Photographic evidence is presented demonstrating that the African bombardier beetle, Stenaptinus insignis , can aim its spray in virtually any direction.
Thomas Eisner +2 more
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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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Paussus (Scaphipaussus) zhouchaoi sp. n., a new myrmecophilous species from China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae, Paussini) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2017 A new species of flanged bombardier beetles is described from Jiangxi and Sichuan, China, Paussus (Scaphipaussus) zhouchaoi sp. n. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae, Paussini).
Cheng-Bin Wang
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