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Why Does This Beetle Explode? | Why of the Wild

Discover the incredible world of animal defense with the bombardier beetle, which uses boiling hot toxic chemicals as a survival tactic. This video highlights the extreme defense mechanisms some insects use against predator vs prey scenarios. Join us to learn more about wildlife and the animal defense strategies in the wild. Hi, I’m Jamie Wells! Although I’m an amateur, my lifelong love for wildlife has inspired me to create this channel to share my passion with you. I’m excited to bring you fun and educational content about animals and their habitats. My hope is to entertain, inform, and encourage support for animal conservation, making a real difference together. Thanks for joining me on this wild journey—let’s discover and protect our incredible natural world! Research Sources: • National Geographic. (2023, November 1). Bombardier Beetle. Retrieved from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/an... • University of California, Riverside. (n.d.). Bombardier Beetles: Chemical Warfare. Retrieved from https://entomology.ucr.edu/outreach/b... • ScienceDaily. (2015, December 2). How bombardier beetles evolved their explosive defense. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases... • The Smithsonian. (2018, August 16). The Bizarre Chemistry of the Bombardier Beetle. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scienc... • MIT - https://news.mit.edu/2015/how-bombard... • Chemical and Engineering News - https://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i18/B... • BBC Earth -    • Bombardier Beetle Sprays Acid From Its Rea...   ▶►► ADS Sometimes you'll find YouTube pre-roll ads and other ads in our videos. Ads help to support us and the time it takes to create video content.  ▶►► DISCLAIMER From time to time we need to use enhanced images to heighten the production value of the content. This almost never happens, but like you, we value authenticity and it’s important for us to be transparent about this.