What is it that makes a Beetle survive a horrific fall and walk away.
If you hold a beetle out at shoulder height or higher and simply drop it, after its plummeted from the height in relation to, one of our skyscapers, it simply walks away. If you flick a beetle whilst its walking along, same thing happens.With us its hospital and rehab for months, with them its "Leg it", So what gives...????
2006-12-19 09:33:12 · 10 answers · asked by pop c 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Beetles aren't superhuman. They're superbeetle.
Actually, most of their 'incredible' abilities are due to the economics of scale.
The chitin that makes up their exoskeleton isn't as strong as bone, but at their size, it doesn't have to be, because it doesn't need to support as much weight. At their size, they're mostly surface area, and not much volume.
For an elephant, jumping from a desk down to the ground would be fatal. A horse could easily break a leg. But for us, because we are so much smaller, we don't even notice it. A cat can fall from even farther.
It has to do with how much weight is spread over how much area.
2006-12-19 09:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
The speed at which something falls is a function of its weight and surface area. Things that are really light don't fall very fast. Combine that with the tiny amount of inertia that a beetle has due to its light weight and small size and they can fall from hundreds of feet without damage.
2006-12-19 17:51:42 · answer #2 · answered by dtbrantner 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It couldn't be easyer.They have an EXOSKELETON,witch means he has bones on the outside but he has nothing in the inside.That's what helped the beetles survive through more than 50 milion years.
Yes,they have lived longer than dinosaurs.
So,the exoskeleton is that hard lair that covers the bugs outside.That's why nothing happens when they hit the ground even if you throw it from a skyscrapers.Maybe he gets out with one or two scratches but nothing happens.
Hope this helped you.
2006-12-19 17:40:10 · answer #3 · answered by Nevermind 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's all down to their size to weight ratio, but in answer to your question they are not superhuman they are super beetles.
2006-12-19 17:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by Loo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
are beetles superhuman? yeah, they've always been a good group. oops, sorry. thought you said beatles, as in the.
2006-12-19 18:26:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never had to hide away, oh I believe...
2006-12-19 17:41:01 · answer #6 · answered by Old Man of Coniston!. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
2006-12-19 17:36:56 · answer #7 · answered by Don't Tickle Elmo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they have an exoskeleton, just as if we would a siut of armor
2006-12-19 17:41:33 · answer #8 · answered by TITANS FAN 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there not superhuman because there not human there just hard : )
2006-12-19 17:43:06 · answer #9 · answered by ginge80 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they're superbeetle!
2006-12-21 18:41:23 · answer #10 · answered by andygos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋