Definition
A genus of ground beetles known for their ability to spray a hot, caustic chemical spray as a defense mechanism.
Etymology
From Latin 'brachium' (arm) + reference to the arm-like pincers, or possibly from Greek roots. The scientific genus name was assigned to these beetles for their distinctive appearance or defensive behavior.
Kelly Says
Brachinus beetles are called 'bombadier beetles' because they literally explode chemicals at their predators—the reaction inside their abdomen reaches 212°F, the boiling point of water.
Translations
ARالعربية
براخينوس
brakhīnoos
BNবাংলা
ব্রাচিনাস
brachinās
CACatalà
brachinus
bra-ki-nooss
CSČeština
brachinus
bra-ki-noos
DADansk
brachinus
bra-ki-noos
DEDeutsch
Brachinus
bra-ki-noos
ELΕλληνικά
βραχίνος
vra-ki-nos
ESEspañol
braquínido
bra-keen-ee-doh
FAفارسی
براکینوس
braki-noos
FISuomi
brachinus
bra-ki-noos
FRFrançais
brachinus
bra-kee-nooss
HAHA
brachinus
bra-ki-nooss
HEעברית
ברכינוס
berakhinoos
HIहिन्दी
ब्रैकिनस
braikins
HUMagyar
brachinus
bra-ki-noos
IDBahasa Indonesia
brachinus
bra-ki-nooss
IGIG
brachinus
bra-ki-nooss
ITItaliano
brachinide
bra-ki-nee-deh
MSBahasa Melayu
brachinus
bra-ki-nooss
MYမြန်မာ
ဘရာခီနပ်
bra-chee-napt
NLNederlands
brachinus
bra-kee-noos
NONorsk
brachinus
bra-ki-noos
PLPolski
brachinus
bra-ki-noos
PTPortuguês
braquínido
bra-keen-ee-doh
RORomână
brachinus
bra-ki-noos
RUРусский
Брахинус
brakhinoos
SVSvenska
brachinus
bra-ki-noos
SWKiswahili
brachinus
bra-ki-nooss
TAதமிழ்
பிராச்சினஸ்
praachinass
TEతెలుగు
బ్రాచినిస్
braachinis
THไทย
บราคินัส
bra-kin-nat
TLTL
brachinus
bra-ki-nooss
TRTürkçe
brachinus
bra-ki-noos
UKУкраїнська
брахінус
brakhinoos
VITiếng Việt
brachinus
bra-ki-nooss
YOYO
brachinus
bra-ki-nooss
ZH中文
短翅鞘甲虫
duǎn chì shào jiǎ chóng
ZUZU
brachinus
bra-ki-nooss