Bombardier Beetle: Secret Of Deadly 'Gun' Revealed For First Time (VIDEO)



Gunsmoke' wafts around a researcher's hand after a bombardier beetle releases its attack.

New research uncovered how a beetle species shoots boiling chemicals at predators without harming themselves.

When threatened bombardier beetles can aim and directly shoot a boiling substance from a chemical reaction chamber in their abdomen, the University of Arizona reported. The reaction is so intense that it even creates "gun smoke."

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