A beetle that can spray a liquid at boiling point; a firefly that lures another down at night and eats it; and a moth that uses its poison in courtship - all are miniature chemists using chemical weaponry to repel their attackers. Grasshopper mice, orb-weaving spiders and scrub jays, all try their skill at countering these chemical defences.
The Scanning Electron Microscope, tiny weights and pulleys, torchlight, high speed film and hours of watching are all used by the ingenious Professor Tom Eisner, to unravel some of the fascinating stories of unseen insect warfare.
BBC Bristol
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