SQUAMISH, British Columbia — Authorities in British Columbia urged people to stay away from a rock face above a highway in the Canadian province where a red Volkswagen Beetle shell was suspended in an ...

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 ...

Beetles are creatures with built-in body armor. They are tiny tanks covered with hard shells, also known as exoskeletons, protecting their soft, skeleton-less bodies inside. In addition to providing ...

Nature is filled with colorful creatures, and beetles are no exception. Usually, when we think of beetles, the image that comes to mind is the common black insect that we see everywhere. However, ...

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 ...

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, ...