> When disturbed, which creature will eject a hot noxious chemical spray from itsabdomen?And the answer: bombardier beetle. A bombardier beetle displays its chemistry skillsInside the bombardier beetle'sabdomen are two chambers: one houses hydrogen peroxide, and the other has achemical called hydroquinone. When the beetle feels threatened, it combines thetwo chemical compounds in a separate chamber, and then releases the mixture inrapid-fire spurts.Interestingly, bombardier beetles do not come in a single form. There are over500 types of "bomb"-dropping beetles across the globe, with some on everycontinent except Antarctica. They live in many different ecosystems, fromforests to grasslands to deserts. Most are around the size of a fingernail, andmany have dark-colored abdomens with reddish legs, heads, and antennae.The beetles' explosive emissions can save their life even after being ingestedby another, larger animal. Frogs have been known to regurgitate bombardierbeetles after the bug releases its toxins into the frog's stomach. Though theemission usually is not enough to do any real damage to their predator, it freesthem from capture and creates time for the beetles to make their escape. Talkabout a dramatic exit!Did you know?According to a study conducted at MIT, if the beetles' explosion chamber werethe same size as the inside of a car, the blast would release the same amount ofenergy as about two pounds of TNT. With a response time of about 0.1milliseconds, it's safe to say that we're better off having just one to twoinches of these formidable creatures. Check out this article[https://www.kqed.org/science/536762/the-bombardier-beetle-and-its-crazy-chemical-cannon] to learn more, and watch the video below to see a bombardier in action.