How bombardier beetles bomb

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For as long as researchers have been studying the bombardier beetle they have been baffled by their ability to produce an internal explosion in their abdomen and then expel a jet of boiling, irritating liquid towards their attackers while avoiding any physical damage. Now a team of researchers at MIT, the University of Arizona, and Brookhaven Laboratory have solved the conundrum. (Learn more: http://bit.ly/1GJygo0) • Using high-speed synchrotron X-ray imaging the researchers were able to see the inside of the abdomens of living bombardier beetles during explosions. • Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT • X-ray imagery: Ortiz Lab • External high-speed footage: Bombardier Beetles, ©2012 MIT Harold E. Edgerton Collection, Courtesy of MIT Museum • Still image: Charles Hedgcock and Wendy Moore • Stock media provided by Pond5.com • Music sampled from Union Hall Melody by Blue Dot Sessions • http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blu... • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

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