This super-beetle can survive being run over by a car -- and help with engineering problems

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Scientists developing new materials are studying an unlikely source of strength: a beetle that can withstand being run over by a car.

Researchers from Purdue University and the University of California, Irvine, studied the aptly named diabolical ironclad beetle -- Phloeodes diabolicus -- to understand the secret behind its strength.

This super-beetle can survive being run over by a car -- and help with engineering problems - CNN