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Black and red blister beetle releases painful chemical defense

As a member of the Blister Beetle family these guys have the ability to give handlers great pain for their trouble. The Black and Red Blister Beetle can secrete, or leak, a caustic chemical called cantharidin from its body when under threat that greatly irritates human skin as well as insect predators. The effects of contact result in painful blisters.⁠

National Geographic

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