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Common bombardier beetle

Brachinus crepitans

名字的由来： The scientific name comes from a Latin word meaning crackle, because the beetle makes a crackling noise.1

无害对人无害。不用担心。

毛毛虫和虫子

会喷或会吐吃：肉

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

The common bombardier beetle is a small ground beetle, about the size of a grain of rice. When disturbed, it sprays a hot, explosive-sounding chemical mix from its rear end to drive attackers away. It lives in parts of Europe, central and west Asia, and northern Africa, including southern England and southern Wales.1

生活在

Europe, central and west Asia, northern Africa, including southern England, southern Wales and parts of Ukraine1

欧洲

首页

It lives in dry, sunny areas and is usually found under stones. It is also found in calcareous grasslands, arable land and chalk quarries. In the UK it is abundant in coastal areas and has been found inland too, including in the Cotswolds and Northamptonshire.1

长度

7 mm到1 cm (0.3 in到0.4 in)1

最高速度

约 0.39 公里/小时（0.24 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

The larvae are thought to be external parasites that feed on the pupae of other beetles, including Amara convexiuscula and Tasgius ater.1

Common bombardier beetle的照片 — Common bombardier beetle。照片：Hectonichus。 CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Length is 7 to 10.2 millimetres, with an average of 8 millimetres.1
Head and pronotum (the plate behind the head) are brown.1
Wing cases (elytra) are greenish.1
Usually found under stones in dry, sunny places.1
Adults fly from May to June.1

常被误认为： It is very similar to Brachinus efflans.1

毒液之力

会喷或会吐

它会向攻击者喷射刺激性液体。

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

它害怕时会做什么？

When disturbed, it shoots a liquid from two glands at its rear end. The two chemicals mix in a firing chamber, where they explode and harm the attacker.1

如果它喷到你

被毛毛虫的蜇毛扎到：用胶带把毛粘掉，再清洗皮肤。不要揉。
被咬：清洗并冷敷。如果感到不适或容易出血，就去看医生。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果它喷到你：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

小到能坐在你的指甲上

Common bombardier beetle和你比起来有多大？

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它有多快？

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

Common bombardier beetle 约 0.39 公里/小时 (0.24 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

Its defence is a chemical spray. Two substances from separate glands mix with enzymes in a firing chamber and explode.1

Its name comes from a Latin word meaning crackle, because it makes a crackling noise.1

给毒液专家

学名: Brachinus crepitans
类别: 毛毛虫和虫子
家人: Carabidae2
排序: Coleoptera
大洲: 欧洲
宝宝: The full life cycle is not known. The larvae are thought to be external parasites that feed on the pupae of other beetle species.1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3