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 (15[1])and hydrogen (15[1])peroxide (15[1])in an explosive (15[1])spray. (15[1])J.B.S. Haldane quipped that God must have had an “inordinate fondness” for these animals due to their abundance. These animals fly using wings encased in hardened (*) elytra. Some of these non-ant (10[1])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■

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