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This beetle’s exterior is so strong it can get run over by a car and still survive
Description
October 23, 2020
The diabolical ironclad beetle, which has a “crush-resistance exoskeleton”, allows for it to “withstand up to 39,000 times its body weight”, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine.
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This beetle’s exterior is so strong it can get run over by a car and still survive00:30 | October 23, 2020
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Mild winter brings about early tick sightings in Canada01:39 | March 8, 2024
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The Science Behind Leap Years05:29 | February 29, 2024
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Niagara Falls Total Solar Eclipse Event05:39 | February 29, 2024
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‘A legacy of nature’: the growing trend of green burials01:50 | February 28, 2024
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Trash Traps remove nearly 100lbs of litter from Toronto Harbour01:38 | February 26, 2024
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Doug Ford lashes out over Guilbeault’s controversial road funding remarks: ‘He’s out to lunch’01:36 | February 22, 2024
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Hope for Stouffville garden amid cenotaph, tank relocation plan01:46 | February 16, 2024
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Wildfire Season Outlook05:38 | February 14, 2024
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Ontario urban boundary reversal could jeopardize planning targets, report finds02:06 | February 6, 2024
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‘Tempting fate’: Toronto deep freeze not a green light for ice activities01:49 | January 19, 2024
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Storms deliver powerful blast of winter weather across Eastern Canada02:05 | January 10, 2024
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Videos appear to show escaped kangaroo in Oshawa, Ont.01:17 | December 1, 2023
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Ontario Premier reverses Greenbelt land swap decision03:45 | September 23, 2023
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CCMA Awards bring country fans and talent to Hamilton02:05 | September 18, 2023
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Heat warnings in effect across Ontario, Quebec02:08 | September 5, 2023
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Blue Moon to Light up Sky Tonight05:32 | August 30, 2023
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This beetle’s exterior is so strong it can get run over by a car and still survive00:30 | October 23, 2020
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Mild winter brings about early tick sightings in Canada01:39 | March 8, 2024
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The Science Behind Leap Years05:29 | February 29, 2024
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Niagara Falls Total Solar Eclipse Event05:39 | February 29, 2024
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‘A legacy of nature’: the growing trend of green burials01:50 | February 28, 2024
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Trash Traps remove nearly 100lbs of litter from Toronto Harbour01:38 | February 26, 2024
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Doug Ford lashes out over Guilbeault’s controversial road funding remarks: ‘He’s out to lunch’01:36 | February 22, 2024
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Wildfire Season Outlook05:38 | February 14, 2024
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Doug Ford takes aim at Bonnie Crombie: ‘The queen of the carbon tax’01:28 | February 13, 2024
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‘Tempting fate’: Toronto deep freeze not a green light for ice activities01:49 | January 19, 2024
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CCMA Awards bring country fans and talent to Hamilton02:05 | September 18, 2023
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Blue Moon to Light up Sky Tonight05:32 | August 30, 2023
This beetle’s exterior is so strong it can get run over by a car and still survive
Description
October 23, 2020
The diabolical ironclad beetle, which has a “crush-resistance exoskeleton”, allows for it to “withstand up to 39,000 times its body weight”, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine.
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