Bombardier beetle

Japanese: bombardier beetle(英語表記)bombardierbeetle
Bombardier beetle

...Adults walk on the ground at night and prey on various small animals, including insects. When they catch something, they spray a mist of liquid with a pungent odor from their anus with a popping sound, which is why they are also called bombardier beetles. They store hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide in a sac near their anus, and when exposed to danger, the two substances mix together and spray out a chemical called benzoquinone, accompanied by an explosion sound of gas. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "bombardier beetle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…成虫は夜間,地上を歩いて昆虫をはじめ,各種の小動物を捕食する。とらえると肛門からプッという音とともに刺激臭のある液体を霧状に噴射するのでヘッピリムシ,ヘコギムシとも呼ばれ,英名もbombardier beetleという。肛門近くの袋にヒドロキノンと過酸化水素を蓄え,危険にさらさせると,この二つの物質が混ぜ合わさり,発生したガスの爆発音とともにベンゾキノンという化学物質を噴射する。…

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