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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It actually means di-aboly, as in having two abolies. An aboly is an organ exclusively found in beetles that regulates certain hormoes.

And it's called ironclad because they are well known for manufacturing and wearing suits of armor.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Misinformation makes the flying spaghetti monster sad

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That is a ridiculous and baseless accusation that just by chance happens to be true

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Best I could find, it might have to do with how difficult they are to pin in an insect collection

Apparently you need a drill to get through the shell XD