Scientists at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, who photographed the beetle in action note: “Although it was known that bombardier beetles can aim their spray by revolving the abdominal tip, the degree of precision with which they target their ejections had escaped notice. ”
Para ilmuwan di Universitas Cornell, Ithaca, New York, yang memotret aksi si kumbang menyatakan, ” Meskipun telah diketahui bahwa kumbang penembak dapat mengarahkan semburannya dengan memutar ujung perutnya, kita lalai memperhitungkan derajat ketepatan kumbang itu membidikkan semprotannya. ”