It’s a bad idea for a toad to swallow a bombardier beetle
Even when swallowed, this insect can spray hurl-inducing hot chemicals from its rear
![toad and bombardier beetle](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/020618_SM_beetle-vs-toad_main.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT Toads can swallow all kinds of stuff but that yummy looking insect — a bombardier beetle — could be a surprising mistake.
S. Sugiura (CC BY 4.0)