Stepped on by a hiking boot? Run over by a car? Good to go. What makes the diabolical ironclad beetle so sturdy? To find out, researchers used X-ray imaging at the Advanced Light Source and other techniques to explore a protective covering known as the “elytra,” on its abdomen and other body parts. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/10/27/x-rays-reveal-architectural-clues-to-the-crush-resistance-of-diabolical-ironclad-beetles/
January 2019 – July 2022
