Packet 2: Tossup 1

The larval form of an aquatic species of these animals is known as the “water tiger” due to its appetite. A type (-5[1])of these animals uses its (-5[1])pygidial glands (-5[1])to mix hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide in an (15[1])explosive spray. (15[5]-5[1])J. (15[1]-5[1])B. S. (15[4])Haldane (15[1])quipped that God must have (15[1])had an (15[1])“inordinate fondness” for these animals (15[1])due to their (15[1])abundance. (15[1])These animals fly (-5[1])using wings encased in hardened (*) elytra. (10[2]-5[1])Some of these (10[1])non-ant insects in the “rhinoceros” (10[1])subfamily (10[2])can lift (10[1])more than (10[1])100 times their body weight. For 10 points, name these insects in the order (10[1])Coleoptera which make (10[1])up 25% of all animal species (10[1])and include fireflies, ladybugs, and scarabs. (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

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