There is a type of beetle known as the ironclad beetle in Southern California that is incredibly tough and hard to kill. The ironclad beetle is so strong it can survive being run over by a car.

Drive over the beetle in your car and it won't even break a sweat. How does it do it? Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, ...

The diabolical ironclad beetle can withstand forces up to 39,000 times its body weight. They can do that, researchers discovered, thanks to hardened casings on each wing that interlock and support the ...

Beetles are classified in the order Coleoptera (sheath-wing). The front pair of wings is hardened into cases (called elytra) that can fold down to sheathe the other pair of wings and much of the rest ...

If a fixed-wing drone survives a fall to the ground, it’s still screwed if it happens to land upside down. The same cannot be said for beetles like ladybugs. That’s because of their elytra, or the ...

It’s a beetle that can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps and even being rolled over by a Toyota Camry. Now scientists are studying what the bug’s crush-resistant shell could teach them about ...

Under pressure: the diabolical ironclad beetle’s exoskeleton has inspired researchers to create crush-resistant components and architectures. (Courtesy: David Kisailus/UCI) The toughening mechanisms ...

The specimen is the first wingless male beetle ever found. By Sofia Quaglia The insect in the small specimen collection of Lund University in Sweden looked out of place. “OK, this is a prank,” ...