Mystery behind the strongest creature in the world

The strongest creature in the world, the Hercules Beetle, has a colour-changing trick that scientists have long sought to understand. Research published today, Tuesday, 11 March, in the New Journal of Physics, details an investigation into the structure of the specie’s peculiar protective shell which could aid design of ‘intelligent materials’.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news124441203.html">Mystery behind the strongest creature in the world</a></p> <p>The strongest creature in the world, the Hercules Beetle, has a colour-changing trick that scientists have long sought to understand. Research published today, Tuesday, 11 March, in the <i>New Journal of Physics</i>, details an investigation into the structure of the specie’s peculiar protective shell which could aid design of ‘intelligent materials’.</p>