Focused Stacked Image of a False Bombardier beetle
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This is a focused stacked image of a "False" Bombardier beetle staged with a 5X microscope objective as the optic for the camera. Many species of the insect world have evolved to mimic those that have greater defense mechanisms in hopes of warding off predators.
The "real" Bombardier beetle is a true marvel of nature that produces a scalding hot spray of acid chemicals out its rear end as a defense mechanism. They are nothing to be reckoned with as the spray is quite nasty.
The False Bombardier beetle is a member of the ground beetle family (Carabidae), which is a group of (mostly) dark-colored, speedy, long-lived, nocturnal carnivores. The Bombardier and the False Bombardier beetle can be identified by the difference in the color of their heads. The Bombardier beetle has a "red" head and the false Bombardier beetle like this one here has a black head.
The "real" Bombardier beetle is a true marvel of nature that produces a scalding hot spray of acid chemicals out its rear end as a defense mechanism. They are nothing to be reckoned with as the spray is quite nasty.
The False Bombardier beetle is a member of the ground beetle family (Carabidae), which is a group of (mostly) dark-colored, speedy, long-lived, nocturnal carnivores. The Bombardier and the False Bombardier beetle can be identified by the difference in the color of their heads. The Bombardier beetle has a "red" head and the false Bombardier beetle like this one here has a black head.
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kpmac wrote:
Excellent, sippy. And thanks for the narrative.
Well said.
The word "Mimic" stands out as puzzling, how do creatures know what to mimic is a good question. Next time I talk to Charles Darwin I will ask him.
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As you remember Gary, I used to go right for the DDL but that's not necessary any more. The detail is amazing.
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MosheR
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sippyjug104 wrote:
This is a focused stacked image of a "False&q... (show quote)
Great photo, Gary. And your always spot on narrative gives me information I didn't know I didn't know.
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