With their chitinous shells, insects seem almost invulnerable - but like Achilles' heel in Greek mythology, their impressive armor can still be attacked. Researchers at the universities of Bonn and ...

Have you ever seen purple shells? Every one is very different. I find them unique and I am surprised something can be so cool and pretty coming out of the ocean. I have found these shells on the beach ...

The hard 'shells' of insects - such as the rigid outsides of grasshoppers and houseflieess - is light, and provides the insects with hard-wearing protection without weighing them down. Now researchers ...

(Nanowerk News) With their chitinous shells, insects seem almost invulnerable – but like Achilles’ heel in Greek mythology, their impressive armor can still be attacked. Researchers at the ...