ホソクビゴミムシ

noun

bombardier beetle (subfamily Brachininae)

Refers to any beetle of the subfamily Brachininae, known for their defensive chemical spray. The name is a specific Japanese term for this group.

• ホソクビゴミムシは、敵てきに襲おそわれると熱あつい化か学がく物ぶっ質しつを噴ふん射しゃする。

  The bombardier beetle sprays a hot chemical substance when attacked by an enemy.