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Scientists Discover Design Secrets of Nearly Indestructible Insect That Can Survive Being Run Over by a Car – SciTechDaily

University of California, Irvine materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect. Southern California’s diabolical ironclad beetle…

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Native to desert habitats in Southern California, the diabolical ironclad beetle has an exoskeleton that’s one of the toughest, most crush-resistant structures known to exist in the animal kingdom. UCI researchers led a project to study the components and architectures responsible for making the creature so indestructible. Credit: David Kisailus / UCI
University of California, Irvine materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect.
Southern California’s diabolical ironclad…

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