bloody-nosed beetles

A form of bloody-nosed beetle — Timarcha tenebricosa, a leaf beetle native to Europe, with the defensive behavior of exuding droplets of hemolymph by breaking thin membranes in the mouth.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bloody-nosed beetle
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