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

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