| Bombardier Beetle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Information | |
| Race |
Animal |
| Classification |
Insect |
| Climate |
Tropical |
| Research Level |
 |
| Movement Type |
Ground |
| Melee Damage |
Bite |
| Range Damage |
Chemical Artillery |
| Health | 36 |
| Defense |
22 |
| Speed (km/h) |
24 |
| Sight Radious |
40 |
| Size |
1 |
| Ability |
Hovering |
| Buildable | Yes |
| Building Requirements |
 |
| Cost |
|
The Bombardier Beetle is an animal from Impossible Creatures. It is 1 of the 15 animals within the Insect Invasion expansion.
Description[]
Bombardier Beetle, common name for any member of a closely related group of gregarious and predatory ground beetles that have the ability to eject from the anus a glandular fluid that vaporizes with a popping sound when it hits the air, blinding the victim and confusing it with the noise. The sprays, which are used in defense, can be as hot as boiling water. The beetles' bodies are flattened and oval. One common American species is 1.3 cm (0.5 in) long; some are larger. Bombardier beetles spend most of the year in aggregations under rocks, hunting at night for small insects and caterpillars. In the spring they disperse for mating and egg laying. The fertilized female inserts each egg into a ball of mud and attaches it to a twig or rock. In a few days a larva hatches that usually goes through three instars (molting stages) before pupation. The adult that emerges is attracted to a community of bombardier beetles by odors sensed through its antennae.
Strategic Value[]
This creature relies upon teamwork to be effective, but is devastatingly powerful when this is done correctly. Possessing the Chemical Spray ability, it can bombard enemy units and structures from huge distances away- but only if it knows where those units and structures are. Thus, other units are necessary to ‘spot’ targets for the Bombardier Beetle. Once a team of Bombardier Beetles has a target, though, the enemy will never know what hit them.