Microstructures in the beetle's armor make it nearly impossible to squish. The diabolical ironclad beetle looks sort of like a rock — and it's almost as unbreakable. Thanks to the intricate connections between different parts of the insect's exoskeleton, this hardy beetle can withstand getting run over by a car.
This chubby little beetle is called a tardigrade (pronounced TAR-dee-grade), or more commonly, a "water bear," and it's nearly indestructible.
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 beetle's exoskeleton.
Researchers have discovered that female velvet ants, named for their fuzzy bright scarlet or orange hair, are basically invincible. Their name is a misnomer, the insects are actually wasps whose wingless females look more like large, hairy ants.
A compression test revealed the diabolical ironclad beetle can withstand a force of 39 thousand times its own body weight. The exoskeleton of this beetle has a much higher concentration of protein than other related beetles, which helps explain its strength and toughness.
Horned dung beetle can pull over 1000 times its own body weight. The insect world is famous for its Olympian power-lifters, but the horned dung beetle (Onthophagus Taurus) takes the gold.
The diabolical ironclad beetle, a Southern California native, can withstand being crushed by forces almost 40,000 times its body weight. Scientists say its armor could offer clues for designing stronger planes and buildings.
Scientific name: Staphylinus olens. A ferocious and fast predator, the Devil's coach horse beetle hunts invertebrates after dark in gardens and on grasslands. It is well-known for curling up its abdomen like the tail of a scorpion when defending itself.
Myth #1: Cockroaches are immortal.
False: While it might seem this way at times, there are ways to kill them. Now it can be tricky because they are smart and resourceful. A cockroach can live without its head for a week as they can breathe through other body parts.
Bug Phobias are Real
You may actually be suffering from entomophobia, which, according to the Turkish Journal of Parasitology, is an abnormal and persistent fear of insects. Like all phobias, entomophobia (or insectophobia) is a condition that is to be taken seriously.
Total release foggers, also known as "bug bombs," are pesticide products containing aerosol propellants that release their contents at once to fumigate an area.
About 7,000 species of assassin bugs are known in the world. There are at least 13 genera of assassin bugs in California, including 4 or more species of Zelus. Zelus renardii is common throughout California and the Western Hemisphere; it closely resembles Z.
So, how does the seemingly indestructible insect do it? The species — aptly named diabolical ironclad beetle — owes its might to an unusual armor that is layered and pieced together like a jigsaw, according to the study by Zavattieri and his colleagues published in Nature on Wednesday.
What kills tardigrades? Research shows that tardigrades can be killed by exposure to hot water for an extended period of time. One study showed that one hour of exposure to water at 82.7 °C (180.9 °F) can kill a tardigrade in its “tun” state, where it goes into suspended animation and becomes hard to destroy.
What is a tardigrade? Tardigrades are microscopic eight-legged animals that have been to outer space and would likely survive the apocalypse. Bonus: They look like adorable miniature bears. Around 1,300 species of tardigrades are found worldwide.
The answer is a clear no, notwithstanding being “insectes extraordinaire” unlike fruit flies, flower beetles and scorpions, the roaches cannot endure Nuclear Armageddon much against the common perception at large.
In the cockroach, the brain doesn't coordinate everything. Instead, each pair of legs is controlled by its own bundle of nerves. So, a headless cockroach can still move around and try to right itself.
It is likely to lack key features such as 'distress', 'sadness', and other states that require the synthesis of emotion, memory and cognition. In other words, insects are unlikely to feel pain as we understand it.
The Rippler Bug, also known as the Kamikaze Rippler, is the first known exploding insects used by the Arachnids. The Rippler Bug glows a yellow at night and attacks with extreme terror. Rippler Bugs are aerial bombers that strike from the skies of planets.
The “cicada bomb” is technically any cicada that lies on the ground and appears dead but becomes agitated and starts flying around wildly whenever someone approaches it. Their signature cry is the sound of a screaming human unfortunate enough to come across a cicada bomb.
Now, scientists know why. Hardened forewings protect the beetles against piercing and crushing. Diabolical ironclad beetles are almost unbreakable — you can smack them, stomp on them or run them over with a car, and they'll scamper away uncrushed.
The African bombardier beetle (Stenaptinus insignis) can twist its abdomen to fire its spray in almost any direction in response to a threat, even targeting sites on its own back.
After months of grueling tests, a species of horned dung beetle takes the title for world's strongest insect. The beetle, called Onthophagus taurus, was found to be able to pull a whopping 1,141 times its own body weight, which is the equivalent of a 150-pound (70 kilogram) person lifting six full double-decker buses.
The Giant Wētā is the world's heaviest insect in terms of weight, which at 71g is three times that of a mouse and heavier than a sparrow. A female Giant Weta ( Deinacrida heteracantha) filled with eggs can reach up to in excess of 70g and the largest of the species are found on Little Barrier Island.