pinacate beetle

== English == === Etymology === From Mexican Spanish pinacate, from Classical Nahuatl pinacatl (“black beetle”). === Noun === pinacate beetle (plural pinacate beetles) A darkling beetle of the genus Eleodes, endemic to the Sonoran Desert and adjacent regions, and known for its defensive tactic of standing on its head to squirt a noxious spray. ==== Synonyms ==== pinacate bug stinkbug