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It’s a bad idea for a toad to swallow a bombardier beetle

Even when swallowed, this insect can spray hurl-inducing hot chemicals from its rear

toad and bombardier beetle

DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT  Toads can swallow all kinds of stuff but that yummy looking insect — a bombardier beetle — could be a surprising mistake.

S. Sugiura (CC BY 4.0) 

By Susan Milius

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