Brachinus


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Noun1.Brachinus - bombardier beetlesBrachinus - bombardier beetles      
genus Brachinus
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Carabidae, family Carabidae - ground beetles
bombardier beetle - beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
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Brachinus (str.) efflans Dejean & Boisduval, 1829 Material examined.El Feidja: 3[masculinidad][masculinidad], 1[feminidad][feminidad], 08.III.2012.
Nuevos registros, notas de distribucion y diversidad de especies de Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) de Parques Nacionales de Tunez
Tribu Brachinini, Genero Brachinus Weber (Figura 6G)
Diversidad de escarabajos Carabidae y Scarabaeidae de un bosque tropical en el Magdalena medio Colombiano
(Tecumseh Sparrow) Spivet receives a call from the Smithsonian Institution letting him know that his drawing of the Carabidae brachinus beetle has won the prestigious Baird Award, he gladly accepts.
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Brachinus, commonly known as the Bombardier Beetle, squirts a lethal mixture of hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide into the face of its enemy.
Darwin's shadow: context and reception in the western world
I have enthused for decades on this family of beetles, and I think that although tiger beetles have their merits, the other groups show an extraordinary diversity of behavior: read about Brachinus, Lebia, Pheropsophus, Platynus, and Scarites in upcoming volumes, and Nebria and Scaphinotus in this volume, to begin to understand this diversity.
Erwin, T. L. 2007. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera) their Classification, Distributions, and Ways of Life
Biochemistry at 100 [degrees]C: explosive secretory discharge of bombardier beetles (Brachinus).
Escape by inking and secreting: marine molluscs avoid predators through a rich array of chemicals and mechanisms
Abstract.--The Bombardier beetle (Brachinus sp., Metrius sp., Stenaptinus sp.) has been often studied due to its ability to synthesize and spray a hot, noxious combination of benzoquinones and oxygen.
The spray nozzle of the bombardier beetle, Brachinus favicollis Erwin
Food limitation of reproduction and survival for populations of Brachinus (Coleoptera: Carabidae).
Effects of ectoparasitism on host condition in the Drosophila-Macrocheles system

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