Toads prey on insects, that is called a domineering, tongue outstretched rolls, delicious food immediately to the mouth! However, there is a kind of insect, the toad can see and can not eat, even if you eat, you have to be forced to spit out, because it will be poisoned and burned to death, this is the Yashibu beetle.
Poison bomb with a fart temperature of 100 ° C
The beetle is 12-15 cm long and widely distributed around the world, and it is found in most parts of China. Their outer elytras are black with yellow spots, their forebreagus is brownish black with black spots, and the classic black and yellow color scheme seems to warn the outside world: I am poisonous! If you mess with me, it's a big problem!
In fact, the Yeah Beetle is not only poisonous, it's also a hot poison bomb! It synthesizes hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide in the body, two substances, two fuel silos stored in the body, which lead to a third cavity and connect with the body. When the enemy comes, the beetle will spew hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinone into the third cavity, while the cavity rapidly secretes catalase, catalyzing a rapid and violent reaction between the two to generate benzoquinone and oxygen. Benzoquinone is toxic, while oxygen provides jet power, just as a rocket needs huge gas power to lift off. And this generative reaction also released a huge amount of heat, directly heating the benzoquinone venom to 100 ° C in an instant, and the lethality increased dramatically!
Farts are the ultimate weapon
In 2018, a scientific experiment was conducted at Kobe University in Japan, where they collected some Yefu beetles from the local forest to feed to the toads, and as a result, within 12-107 minutes, accompanied by the sound of explosions, 43% of the toads spit out the Yefu beetles. In further experiments, most of the farts of some of the beetles were pre-released, and after being preyed upon by toads, their survival rate immediately dropped to 5%. This shows that farts are the ultimate weapon of the Yes Beetle! Once the Beetle starts farting, it can shoot 29-70 times in a row, and the range can be as high as 60cm! Imagine that the toad's internal organs were attacked so many times in a row by the hot venom bomb, is it like the iron fan princess eating Sun Wukong? I can't wait to spit it out right away. Therefore, the toad that has suffered a bitter head, and then sees the Beetle, even if it is dead, it immediately retreats and shouts inwardly: You, don't come over, I am not hungry!
Ultra-high hit rate without dead ends
When the experimenters deflated it, the biochemical weapons of the Beetles were enough to burn human fingers, accompanied by this clearly audible explosion, because they were also known as Gunner Beetles. There are more than 500 species of gunner beetles, they are found on all continents of the earth except Antarctica, and there are almost no natural enemies. Their high-energy cannons are not only lethal, but also have an extremely high hit rate. African gas beetles, able to turn the anti-aircraft cannon port at the tip of the abdomen, adjust the position of the gun, front and back left and right, no dead angles, can be accurately fired in all directions! I have to marvel that these gunner bugs are so clever. However, no matter how much you worship them, don't touch them casually, that 100 ° C poisonous fart is not fun, it is sprayed, and immediately there will be stains! It's really annoying.
High temperature fart, will it burn yourself to death?
This problem that everyone doubts, in fact, the probability is relatively low. On the one hand, as mentioned earlier, hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinone in the beetle are usually separated in two storage rooms, and only in the injector will be mixed, but immediately spewed out of the body, so the damage to itself is still relatively small. On the other hand, the Yesbu beetle spent an hour in the toad's stomach, and survived after spitting it out under the baptism of the toad's strong acid gastric juice, which is enough to explain the hardness and closure of its exoskeleton, and the protective ability is leveraged, even if there is a little hot fart liquid splashing on the body, it is not much damage.
Will you die if you don't fart? The animals are so hard
Many animals will fart, and some animals must also fart, because that is a life-threatening thing - you have to let go, otherwise you will die. Sono coral snakes, no anus, but have a cloaca, they suck in air through the cloaca, and make a huge explosion sound, in order to scare off predators, commonly known as cloaca bursting. Mexico's Borson fart fish, even if there is no enemy to attack, may hang without farting. Because they usually feed mainly on the algae in the pool, by the way, the large number of bubbles produced by the summer algae grow wildly and grow wildly together, so that a large amount of gas accumulated in the intestine, if not discharged through the fart in time, it will burst themselves!
The beetle, the wisdom and courage, simply subvert the human imagination of insects, making people wonder whether the world is real or virtual? The next video is more exciting, Xiaosha takes you to know a toad-eating insect and subverts the world!