Packet 2: Tossup 1

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

ANSWER: beetles [accept Coleoptera before mentioned; accept bombardier beetles or rhinoceros beetles or Hercules beetles or stag beetles or diver beetles]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Emily TownsendManchester BEdinburgh31-5
William TurnerBathBirmingham B4515
Mata CooperSouthperialOxford53-5
Brian ChauCambridgeBirmingham A5615
Tevin FrancisSouthamptonWarperial6115
Frank LovellSheffield AManchester A7010
Alex IrvineSheffield BChimera73-5
Pierre-Olivier Pitt-ButeraChimeraSheffield B11310
Pen HughesEdinburghManchester B11310
Mia Clark-WebbOxfordSouthperial11310

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕6100%83%0%40.33
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✕3100%0%33%84.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✕3100%67%0%55.33
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✕4100%50%25%67.25
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✕5100%60%40%66.40
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%0%67%98.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%75%25%68.75
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✕4100%75%25%57.75
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✕5100%20%40%76.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕8100%75%0%53.13