The Brachinus crepitans, or bombardier beetle, measures just 2 cm but wields a powerful chemical defense. When threatened, it mixes hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide inside its abdomen, triggering an exothermic reaction that reaches 100 °C. It ejects bursts of corrosive benzoquinones at 500 pulses per second, burning and repelling predators. This precise, repeatable mechanism has inspired research into reigniting gas turbines in aircraft under extreme conditions as low as –50 °C. Its internal valve and chamber system is now studied in chemical engineering and advanced biomimicry.
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*Bombarded.
[Teasing] 212°F is 100°C, for anyone or anymany using proper measurement systems for temperature.
Or about 373° Kelvin for the truly enlightened.
Or 0° Delisle if you just want to flex about knowing obscure temperature scales.
I don’t think Kelvin is an obscure flex, but I had never heard of Delisle. That is a weird one! Thanks for sending me down a little rabbit hole.
Yes that is a flex tbh
Or about 672 Rankine for the truly deranged
For a good read, look for “For the Love of Insects” by Thomas Eisner who studied the bombardier beetle. The book doesn’t focus on bombardier beetles. But he does go over how he made some discovers on the bombardier beetle.
Eisner was a wonderful scientist with a fascinating perspective.
BOMBADEER? fuckinng western Canadian spotted.
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I’m from Buenos Aires, and I say kill 'em all.
I’d like to know more.
I’m doing my part!
I’m from Buenos Aires and didn’t know about the existence of this meme
TIL
You have to watch Starship Troopers. One of the best satirical military action films of all time.
You should watch Starship Troopers.
After knowing about the meme I looked up the movie and I’m sure I watched at least part of it when I was a kid, on air tv. I remembered the bug designs, which were the reason it caught my interest, I remember the action scenes with the bugs were fun, but I also remembered the plot and acting was a bit lacking.
I didn’t remember the “I’m from Bs. As.” line, I’m sure I would have found that absolutely hilarious even back then. Maybe I forgot or maybe I got too distracted during the several commercial breaks and missed some bits, can’t say
It’s a purposefully campy movie. It’s inspired by an actual fascist novel, but they’re making fun of it in the movie. It’s a really good watch, but you have to be fine with the camp.
Alternatively to the movie, or better in addition to, you should watch this.
Or this
Fun fact, bug planet scenes were all shot in Hells Half Acre, Wyoming
Especially if you like green eyes
Makes it’s own peroxide. That’s sort of hard core.
And uses that peroxide to crap explosions at things. Extremely hardcore.
Big deal, I have explosive craps all the time.
Have you ever spray-farted someone’s face off?
do you volunteer?
Nah man. If you can do that, we’re good. You don’t make an enemy of someone with that type of skill…
I’m under court order not to answer that question.
Ahh. But have you evolved your tailbone into a pilot light?
Not yet, ask me again in like a million years.
You know I should have had the doctor put a spark plug in when he built me an artifical ass
How the hell did they not evolve wings and reach mach 5
They started with wings and the survivors soon ditched them.
cowards!
How does it survives to its own attack?
Simple, it ducks before it shoots, like in the picture. ez
If y’all have not seen The Oatmeal’s bit that includes a great piece on the bombadeer beetle, it’s a treat:
GOD made that butthole!
According to this theory, every action that I take in this body is a direct result of evolution; which: according to my research on humans . Is entirely correct.
Only a couple more million years of natural evolution before we beetles capable of jet-powered flight…
Assblasters!
Has anyone been hit by one of these guys?
At the very least the person the finger in the stock image belongs to
the only known survivor
I’m sure someone has. Not me tho
Says online it can cause mild eye and skin irritation to humans, but nothing serious.
Heh, it sprays its own head with it. Still some space for improvement.
They can shoot it in different directions. This one’s just not very smart.
No wonder it can’t keep its cool.
They nip at his ankles, but he simply kicks them away
#inspo #goals #😤😤😤
This beetle is the natural equivalent of passing Taco Bell while listening to Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire”.
Wish I could come up with a spicy food joke.
You can do it! I believe in you!
Bear down, it’ll sting but it’s totally worth it of you survive.
