Bombardier Beetle
- sharpdb
- Jun 17
- 1 min read
Hosts: Doug Sharp and Rich Geer
The Bombardier Beetle has been a subject of interest for many years. This beetle is called a ‘bombardier’ because it ejects (with an audible popping sound), a hot, highly noxious spray of aqueous benzoquinones, oxygen and steam as a defense mechanism against would-be predators.
This secretion is very accurately delivered via twin sets of spray nozzles located at the tip of the beetle abdomen and is most effective at stunning predators, even mammals such as mice, thus allowing the beetle to escape.
This mechanism has been the subject of many different creationist studies over the years and was mentioned early by Dr. Duane Gish. The argument is that there are too many unique design features that need to come together all at once to function. A step-by-step gradual evolutionary process over millions of years is not possible.
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