Meloe: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Genus: Meloe
Species
Scientific Name: Meloe

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Meloe

Meloe is a genus of blister beetles commonly referred to as oil beetles. The name derives from their defensive strategy: when threatened they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints (legs, neck, and antennae). This fluid is bright orange and contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical compound. Wiping the chemical on skin can cause blistering and painful swelling of the skin. This defensive strategy is not exclusive to this genus; all meloids possess and exude cantharidin upon threat.

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Meloe in languages:

Bulgarian: Майки
Chinese: 地膽屬
Chinese: 芫青屬
Czech: majka
English: Oil Beetles
English: potato bugs
English: old-fashioned potato bugs
English: Short-winged Blister Beetles
German: Ölkäfer
German: Maiwurmkäfer
Japanese: ツチハンミョウ属
Latvian: Eļļas vaboles
Lithuanian: Gegužvabaliai
Polish: Oleica
Russian: Майки
Thai: สกุล ด้วงน้ำมันสามัญ
Ukrainian: Майка
Ukrainian: Олійниця
Ukrainian: Маївка

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Meloe: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Meloe

Meloe in languages:

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Meloe: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Meloe

Meloe in languages:

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