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What is the ten-letter name of the beetle that, when threatened or swallowed by a toad or other predator, can project (or drop, perhaps?) hot, noxious chemicals from the tip of its abdomen, accompanied by a popping sound? Beetles of this type are ground beetles (Carabidae) in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini and comprise more than 500 species altogether.

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