Thursday, 7 May 2015

How the Bombardier Beetle’s Bomb Goes Off

How the Bombardier Beetle’s Bomb Goes Off

The bombardier beetle is famous for producing a hot, lethal toxin expelled forcefully through a channel near its abdomen. Now, using a technique known as synchrotron X-ray imaging, researchers have witnessed exactly what happens inside the beetle’s body when the explosion occurs.
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