Diabolical Ironclad Beetle

diabolical ironclad beetle
an image of the diabolical ironclad beetle
General Information
Universe	our universe
Alias	Kine's beetle
Classification	insect
Species Type	beetle
Environment	scrublands, forests
Intelligence	non-sapient
Biochemistry	carbon-based-lifeform
Discovered	1851
Discoverer	LeConte
Biological Information
Lifespan	2 years
Reproduction	sexual
Average Length	1 in
Average Wingspan	n/a
Locomotion	walking
Feeding Behavior	chewing
Prey	decaying organic matter
Predators	none (they give up on eating it)
Distinctive Features	uncrushibility
Eye Color	black
Skin Color	grey
Fur Color	n/a
Feather Color	n/a
Lineage Information
Related Species	blue death feigning beetle, texas ironclad beetle, Phloeodes plicatus, Sesaspis emarginata
Cultural Information
Personality	passive
Scientific Taxonomy
Planet	earth
Domain	Eukaryote
Kingdom	animalia
Phylum	arthropoda
Subphylum	hexapoda
Class	insecta
Order	coleoptera
Suborder	polyphaga
Superfamily	Tenebrionoidea
Family	Zopheridae
Subfamily	Zopherinae
Tribe	Zopherini
Genus	Phloeodes
Species	Phloeodes diabolicus
Other Information
Status	least concern
First Sighting	1851
Last Sighting	current

The diabolical ironclad beetle is a hard to crush beetle capable of withstanding 33 lbs (149 newtons, or 15 kg), due to its fused elytra. It is related to darkling beetles, broad-hipped flower beetles, blister beetles, and other beetles within "Tenebrionoidea".