🔥Tiny beetle said 'nah' and launched a boiling chemical…
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🔥Tiny beetle said 'nah' and launched a boiling chemical cannon straight at a longhorn beetle twice its size
This tiny beetle runs a live chemical reaction in its own abdomen, mixing two compounds that produce an explosive burst of heat and gas, then firing it at nearly 100°C the moment something grabs it. The whole process happens in a specialized chamber with muscles controlling the mix.
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This tiny beetle runs a live chemical reaction in its own abdomen, mixing two compounds that produce an explosive burst of heat and gas, then firing it at nearly 100°C the moment something grabs it. The whole process happens in a specialized chamber with muscles controlling the mix.
#nature
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