Diabolical ironclad beetles

The diabolical ironclad beetle can survive getting run over by a car ...

USA TODAY - 22 Oct 2020
The diabolical ironclad beetle, a desert bug native to California, can withstand nearly 40000 times its body weight. Researchers now know why.

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UC Irvine engineers win Air Force grant to study exoskeletons of special beetles

UCI News - 20 Mar 2024
UC Irvine engineers win Air Force grant to study exoskeletons of special beetles  ...

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Let's learn about beetles' survival superpowers

Science News Explores - 12 Sep 2023
Let's learn about beetles' survival superpowers  ...

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Why the diabolical ironclad beetle is nearly impossible to squish

Science News Magazine - 21 Oct 2020
Why the diabolical ironclad beetle is nearly impossible to squish  ...

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Toughening mechanisms of the elytra of the diabolical ironclad beetle

Nature.com - 21 Oct 2020
Toughening mechanisms of the elytra of the diabolical ironclad beetle  ...

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This beetle can survive getting run over by a car. Engineers are figuring out how.

Purdue University - 21 Oct 2020
This beetle can survive getting run over by a car. Engineers are figuring out how.  ...

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Meet the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle. It's Almost Uncrushable. (Published 2020)

The New York Times - 21 Oct 2020
Meet the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle. It's Almost Uncrushable. (Published 2020)  ...

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The diabolical ironclad beetle is practically indestructible. Now scientists know why

CNET - 21 Oct 2020
The diabolical ironclad beetle is practically indestructible. Now scientists know why  ...

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This Beetle's Stab-Proof Exoskeleton Makes It Almost Indestructible

Scientific American - 23 Oct 2020
This Beetle's Stab-Proof Exoskeleton Makes It Almost Indestructible  ...

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This beetle can get run over by a car and live to tell the tale

CNN - 21 Oct 2020
This beetle can get run over by a car and live to tell the tale  ...

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How the 'Diabolical' Beetle Survives Being Run Over by a Car

WIRED - 21 Oct 2020
How the 'Diabolical' Beetle Survives Being Run Over by a Car  ...

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The Secrets of the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle's Almost Unsquishable Strength

Smithsonian Magazine - 22 Oct 2020
The Secrets of the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle's Almost Unsquishable Strength  ...

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Meet the diabolical ironclad beetle, which can survive being run over by a car

CBS News - 22 Oct 2020
Meet the diabolical ironclad beetle, which can survive being run over by a car  ...

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The diabolical ironclad beetle can survive getting run over by a car. Scientists now know how.

USA TODAY - 22 Oct 2020
The diabolical ironclad beetle can survive getting run over by a car. Scientists now know how.  ...

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The diabolical ironclad beetle's super-tough shell can even resist being run over by a car

CBC.ca - 24 Oct 2020
The diabolical ironclad beetle's super-tough shell can even resist being run over by a car  ...

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Biomimicry Looks to the Uncrushable Diabolical Ironclad Beetle for Inspiration

Now. Powered by Northrop Grumman. - 28 Jul 2021
Biomimicry Looks to the Uncrushable Diabolical Ironclad Beetle for Inspiration  ...

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Scientists reveal how diabolical ironclad beetle can bear huge weights

The Guardian - 21 Oct 2020
Scientists reveal how diabolical ironclad beetle can bear huge weights  ...

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X-rays Reveal Clues to Crush-Resistance in Diabolical Ironclad Beetles

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (.gov) - 27 Oct 2020
X-rays Reveal Clues to Crush-Resistance in Diabolical Ironclad Beetles  ...

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The diabolical ironclad beetle can survive being run over by a car

Earth.com - 21 Oct 2020
The diabolical ironclad beetle can survive being run over by a car  ...

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The diabolical ironclad beetle is nearly unsquishable

Science News Explores - 23 Nov 2020
The diabolical ironclad beetle is nearly unsquishable  ...

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