This Beetle Can Survive Being Run Over by a Car. Could It Lead to Crash-Proof Human Designs?

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By Olivia RosaneOct 22, 2020, 7:54 am188 pts
The aptly named diabolical ironclad beetle (Phloeodes diabolicus) has an exoskeleton so strong, it can survive being pecked by birds and even run over by cars. When early entomologists tried to mount them as specimens, BBC News explained, that exoskeleton would snap or bend their pins. "This beetle is super…

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