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This Ironclad Beetle’s Armor Bends Sharp Pins, Resists When Car Rolled Over; Scientists Find How – International Business Times, Singapore Edition
Researchers found how these beetles can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps, and even being rolled over by a car
It is a beetle that can survive being run over by a car, it can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps, and also survive being run over by a car. Now scientists have found the secret behind the crush resistance ability of the diabolical ironclad beetle.
This creature with about 2 cm in length, also known as Phloeodes diabolic, is mostly found in wood forests of the US west coast. Its wing covers are hardened and fused together, just like some other species of flightless beetle. It has a gnarly black…
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