bombardier beetles
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Swallowed Bombardier Beetles Spew Hot Chemicals From Their Butt To Make Predators Vomit
It’s a cruel world out there, and animals will do just about anything to avoid being eaten. In the case of bombardier beetles, these crafty insects are able to escape after being swallowed by toads, which they do by ejecting hot, noxious chemicals that forces the predator to barf. It ain’t pretty, but it works.