Stenocara gracilipes is a species of beetle that is native to the Namib Desert in southern Africa. This is one of the most arid areas of the world, receiving only 1.4 centimetres (0.55 in) of rain …

2019年11月27日 · When the Namib Desert beetle (Stenocara gracilipes) "fog basks," water droplets hit its abdomen and roll down its body. Researchers have spent decades trying to …

2024年4月4日 · A new book uncovers the extraordinary secrets of fog-harvesting beetles in the Namib desert and other insects changing our world

2001年11月1日 · Some beetles in the Namib Desert collect drinking water from fog-laden wind on their backs 1. We show here that these large droplets form by virtue of the insect's bumpy …

2011年4月21日 · In the arid Namib Desert on the west coast of Africa, one type of beetle has found a distinctive way of surviving. When the morning fog rolls in, the Stenocara gracilipes …

2017年2月7日 · Darkling beetles (family Tenebrionidae) of the Namib Desert, located on the southwest coast of Africa, live in one of the driest habitats in the world. But some species of …

2015年1月13日 · Perhaps the most innovative means of obtaining drinking water known in the animal kingdom, the sequestration of ocean mist has been perfected by the Namibian Beetle …

2024年11月9日 · The Stenocara beetle is a small but resilient insect perfectly adapted to the harsh conditions of the Namib Desert. This beetle’s physical features are critical to its survival, …

Windblown water (blue arrow) becomes a drink for a carefully positioned Namib Desert beetle. Facing into the breeze, with its body angled at forty-five degrees, the beetle catches fog …

The Namibian fog basking beetle – Stenocara – has a remarkable ability to survive in the Namib Desert which receives only around 1cm of rainfall annually. It has developed an elegant way of …