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___beetle gives out a bad smell from its body to protect itself from predators.

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A beetle with foul smell called Bombardier beetle has two chemicals hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide stored in its body. Whenever the beetle feels threatened, these chemicals mix with some special enzymes and that heat up the liquids, which gives out a bad smell.

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