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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 ...
Many Tenebrionidae species inhabit dark places; in genera such as Stenocara and Onymacris, they are active by day and inactive at night. The family covers a varied range of forms, such that classification presents great difficulties.
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I changed species to Stenocara gracilipes. It seems clear from all the online references that the particular beetle used as a model for water absorption nanotechnology is in the genus Stenocara but there are few references to S. gracilipes. If someone has access to the original Nature article, it would be useful to confirm.
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.
The fogstand beetle of the Namib Desert, Stenocara gracilipes, is able to collect water from fog, as its elytra have a textured surface combining hydrophilic (water-loving) bumps and waxy, hydrophobic troughs. The beetle faces the early morning breeze, holding up its abdomen; droplets condense on the elytra and run along ridges towards their ...
Icariotis gracilipes is a species in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in Madagascar. [1] [2] [3] References This page was last edited on 6 ...