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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 per year. The beetle is able to survive by collecting water on its bumpy back surface from early morning fogs.
Stenocara fitzsimonsi Koch; Stenocara gracilipes; Stenocara inaffectata Gebien; Stenocara kalaharica Koch; Stenocara magnophthalma Koch; Stenocara namaquensis Gebien; Stenocara pisceflumine Penrith; Stenocara quadrimaculata Koch; Stenocara tenuicornis Penrith; Formerly in this genus: Stenocara eburnea is now Cauricara eburnea; Stenocara ...
Such is the case with Onymacris unguicularis and Stenocara gracilipes, which in non-scientific literature have both been called the “fog-basking beetle.” The confusion seems to originate from a paper [ 11 ] detailing a mechanism for S. gracilipes ’s ability to capture water using hydrophilic bumps and hydrophobic troughs on the beetle’s ...
The name means "lover of darkness"; [2] the English language term 'darkling' means "characterised by darkness or obscurity"; [3] see also English 'tenebrous', figuratively "obscure, gloomy." [ 4 ] Many Tenebrionidae species inhabit dark places; in genera such as Stenocara and Onymacris , they are active by day and inactive at night.
A 2013 IGN article and video listed 2b2t's spawn area as one of the six best things in Minecraft, describing the server as the "end boss" of Minecraft servers, a celebration of destruction and indifference. The article noted 2b2t's propensity towards griefing, the use of hacked clients, and player-built obscenities; and stated that players with ...
The yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes), also known as the long-legged ant or Maldive ant, is a species of ant, thought to be native to West Africa or Asia. They have been accidentally introduced to numerous places in the world's tropics.
G. gracilipes is a small frog: males grow to about 22 mm (0.87 in) and females to about 39 mm (1.5 in) in snout-vent length. [3] It inhabits evergreen and bamboo forests on hills. The eggs are deposited on leaves overhanging temporary forest pools; upon hatching, the tadpoles drop into the water where their development continues. [1]
A group of Mycena on dead wood in Netherlands. This is a list of the fungus species in the genus Mycena.Many are plant pathogens.. As of 1 September 2023, the GBIF lists up to 1,431 species, [1] while Species Fungorum lists about 1,340 species (out of 1,954 records). [2]