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The Moth That Drinks Tears From Sleeping Birds
In the forests of Madagascar, one moth feeds on something stranger than nectar.
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bombardier beetle · toad · animal defense · beetle chemical spray · animal facts · weird animals
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A toad swallows a bombardier beetle whole, but the beetle carries its own chemical weapon. Inside the toad's stomach it mixes two chemicals into a near-boiling spray, and in a 2018 study many toads threw the beetles back up alive.
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- Biology Letters: Successful escape of bombardier beetles from toads
- The New York Times: Beetles Make Toads Regret Their Meal Choice
- PMC: Successful escape of bombardier beetles from toads
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#47Weird nature
These Bees Cook An Intruder Alive
When a giant hornet scout finds a Japanese honeybee nest, hundreds of bees pile onto it and form a tight ball.
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#32Weird nature
This Spider Goes Fishing With Fake Moth Perfume
Bolas spiders don't build a normal web.
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