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πŸͺ² Beetles

North African Bombardier Beetle

Brachinus humeralis

About

A bombardier beetle found in North Africa and the Mediterranean basin. It has a reddish-brown head and thorax with dark blue-black elytra.

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Did You Know?

Like other bombardier beetles it can fire its chemical spray in rapid pulses of up to 500 times per second.