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How This Uncrushable Beetle Can Survive Being Run Over by a Car
Gizmodo ^
| 21 Oct 2020
| George Dvorsky
Posted on 10/21/2020 2:19:58 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
The diabolical ironclad beetle, in addition to having one of the coolest names in the animal kingdom, boasts one of the toughest natural exoskeletons. A team of scientists has finally figured out the secret behind this extra durable armor and how these insects can survive getting run over by a car.
...the diabolical ironclad beetle (Phloeodes diabolicus)
More practically, this shell protects their internal organs when, say, they’re getting pecked at by birds.
If we were to compare this to humans (not a great example, given the vastly different scales involved, but fun nonetheless), that would require a 200-pound person to endure the crush of 7.8 million pounds, according to a Purdue press release. A tire passing overhead would inflict 100 newtons of force, which explains how these beetles can survive run-ins with cars. The researchers say other beetle species can’t handle even half of this load.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: notvw
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We have better ones from China, easy squish, but stink.
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posted on
10/21/2020 2:19:58 PM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
To: DUMBGRUNT
To: DUMBGRUNT
It must be Paul. The rest are already dead or irrelevant.
To: DUMBGRUNT
What a disappointment. I thought the article was going to be about this kind of beetle (look at the car, not the girl).
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posted on
10/21/2020 2:24:43 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Practically indestructible??? Must have a “D” after its name.
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posted on
10/21/2020 2:28:19 PM PDT
by
lgjhn23
(Libs are a virus.....the DemoVirus!!)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Research on this topic could have awesome military implications. Just thinking out loud, tanks, planes, ships, maybe even body armor and helmets (if it’s not too heavy).
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posted on
10/21/2020 2:28:42 PM PDT
by
proud American in Canada
(In these trying times, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!")
To: Leaning Right
What a disappointment. I thought the article was going to be about this kind of beetle (look at the car, not the girl). Well, in German, "Käfer" can refer to an insect beetle, a Volkswagen beetle, or slang for a pretty young girl.
To: Leaning Right
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posted on
10/21/2020 2:38:50 PM PDT
by
Pox
(Eff You China. Buy American!)
To: Pox
Compare the exoskeletons of the machine and the human.
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posted on
10/21/2020 2:42:26 PM PDT
by
taterjay
To: DUMBGRUNT
Oh, animal beetle, I thought it was about the old VW Beetle.
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posted on
10/21/2020 2:47:34 PM PDT
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: Pox
Yeah, there was one? (old movie sorta)
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posted on
10/21/2020 2:48:20 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: DUMBGRUNT
that would require a 200-pound person to endure the crush of 7.8 million pounds, according to a Purdue press release. A tire passing overhead would inflict 100 newtons of force What's with the sudden shift on units?
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
What’s with the sudden shift on units?
Like most news outlets, a shifty bunch.
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posted on
10/21/2020 3:03:01 PM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
‘What’s with the sudden shift on units?”
Copy/paste
To: DUMBGRUNT
From scientific research like this comes great and practical applications.
Some great body armor for us bikers could come from this.
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posted on
10/21/2020 3:06:40 PM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
You gotta get up very early to beat Red Badger!
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posted on
10/21/2020 3:07:06 PM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
A tire passing overhead would inflict 100 newtons of force 100 newtons = 22.5 pounds.
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posted on
10/21/2020 3:35:30 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The greatest threat to world freedom is the Chinese Communist Party and Joe Biden is their puppet.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Looks like he could use a little Aveeno. Soften that shell right up.
To: DUMBGRUNT
To: TexasGator
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