Indestructible beetle

Oh boy, it’s been a long time since I’ve been on this forum. And I’ve also seen that there is a new version of Thrive, sweet!

Anyway, I’ve read an article about a species of beetle called the « diabolical ironclad beetle » which might be the strongest bug in the world, as it withstand forces of up to 39,000 times its body weight. This is due to the structure of its exoskeleton which is like a series of interlocked jigsaws.
There’s an article who says more about it: Meet the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle. It’s Almost Uncrushable. - The New York Times

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Shouldn’t this be in Today I learnt topic?

Trapjaw ants ave the fastest moving reflex in the world, when the trigger hairs are triggered your fate is set. If your a bigger animal then all that’ll happen is the Trapjaw Ant will be launched back.

Well I learned about this yesterday, so I figured it didn’t belong in this thread.

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