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- Stenocara_gracilipes abstract "Stenocara gracilipes, also known as the Fogstand Beetle, is a species of beetle that is native to the Namib Desert of 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.To drink water, the S. gracilipes stands on a small ridge of sand using its long, spindly legs. Facing into the breeze, with its body angled at 45°, the beetle catches fog droplets on its hardened wings. Its head faces upwind, and its stiff, bumpy outer wings are spread against the damp breeze. Minute water droplets (15-20 µm in diameter) from the fog gather on its wings; there the droplets stick to hydrophilic (water-loving) bumps, which are surrounded by waxy, hydrophobic troughs. Droplets flatten as they make contact with the hydrophilic surfaces, preventing them from being blown by wind and providing a surface for other droplets to attach. Accumulation continues until the combined droplet weight overcomes the water's electrostatic attraction to the bumps as well as any opposing force of the wind; in a 30 km/h breeze, such a droplet would stick to the wing until it grows to roughly 5 mm in diameter; at that point it will roll down the beetle's back to its mouthparts.Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have emulated this capability by creating a textured surface that combines alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials. Potential uses include extracting moisture from the air and creating fog-free windows and mirrors. A company called NBD Nano is attempting to commercialize the technology.Lately, it has been shown that these beetles may also obtain water from dew (i.e. from humid air without fog).".
- Stenocara_gracilipes binomialAuthority Antoine_Joseph_Jean_Solier.
- Stenocara_gracilipes class Insect.
- Stenocara_gracilipes family Darkling_beetle.
- Stenocara_gracilipes genus Stenocara.
- Stenocara_gracilipes kingdom Animal.
- Stenocara_gracilipes order Beetle.
- Stenocara_gracilipes phylum Arthropod.
- Stenocara_gracilipes thumbnail Stenocara_gracilipes.jpg?width=300.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageExternalLink item.php?table=organism&id=1010.
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- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageID "5095799".
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageLength "4782".
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageOutDegree "19".
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageRevisionID "679088119".
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Antoine_Joseph_Jean_Solier.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Arthropod.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Atmospheric_moisture_extraction.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Beetle.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Category:Beetles_described_in_1835.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Category:Beetles_of_Africa.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Category:Tenebrionidae.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Darkling_beetle.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Fog_collection.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Hydrophile.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Hydrophobe.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Insect.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Namib_Desert.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Nature_(journal).
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLink Stenocara.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wikiPageWikiLinkText "Stenocara gracilipes".
- Stenocara_gracilipes binomial "Stenocara gracilipes".
- Stenocara_gracilipes binomialAuthority "Solier, 1835".
- Stenocara_gracilipes classis "Insecta".
- Stenocara_gracilipes familia Darkling_beetle.
- Stenocara_gracilipes genus "Stenocara".
- Stenocara_gracilipes name "Namib Desert beetle".
- Stenocara_gracilipes ordo Beetle.
- Stenocara_gracilipes phylum "Arthropoda".
- Stenocara_gracilipes regnum "Animalia".
- Stenocara_gracilipes species "S. gracilipes".
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- Stenocara_gracilipes subject Category:Beetles_described_in_1835.
- Stenocara_gracilipes subject Category:Beetles_of_Africa.
- Stenocara_gracilipes subject Category:Tenebrionidae.
- Stenocara_gracilipes hypernym Beetle.
- Stenocara_gracilipes type Animal.
- Stenocara_gracilipes type Eukaryote.
- Stenocara_gracilipes type Insect.
- Stenocara_gracilipes type Species.
- Stenocara_gracilipes type Redirect.
- Stenocara_gracilipes type Thing.
- Stenocara_gracilipes type Q1390.
- Stenocara_gracilipes type Q19088.
- Stenocara_gracilipes type Q729.
- Stenocara_gracilipes comment "Stenocara gracilipes, also known as the Fogstand Beetle, is a species of beetle that is native to the Namib Desert of 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.To drink water, the S. gracilipes stands on a small ridge of sand using its long, spindly legs.".
- Stenocara_gracilipes label "Stenocara gracilipes".
- Stenocara_gracilipes sameAs Q18398452.
- Stenocara_gracilipes sameAs Stenocara_gracilipes.
- Stenocara_gracilipes sameAs m.0d2gmf.
- Stenocara_gracilipes sameAs Q18398452.
- Stenocara_gracilipes wasDerivedFrom Stenocara_gracilipes?oldid=679088119.
- Stenocara_gracilipes depiction Stenocara_gracilipes.jpg.
- Stenocara_gracilipes isPrimaryTopicOf Stenocara_gracilipes.
- Stenocara_gracilipes name "Namib Desert beetle".