A beetle’s back does not look like wings. It looks like a shell, hard and glossy, split down the middle by a straight seam. That seam is the clue. The two halves are the front pair of wings, thickened ...

In addition to providing coloration, the exoskeletal shell of beetles needs to be strong and damage tolerant, researchers explain. Beetles are creatures with built-in body armor. They are tiny tanks ...

Flashy iridescent shells might not seem like the best evolutionary strategy for bugs trying to avoid hungry birds. But in recent years, biologists have shown that iridescence—lustrous shifts in color, ...

The diabolical ironclad beetle can withstand being crushed by forces almost 40,000 times its body weight. (Jesus Rivera/University of California, Irvine, via AP) Comic strip legend Pvt. Beetle Bailey ...

This 2016 photo provided by the University of California, Irvine, shows a diabolical ironclad beetle, which can withstand being crushed by forces almost 40,000 times its body weight and are native to ...

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 ...