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The Namib Desert beetle dwells in one of the most arid areas with only one and half an inch of rain per year, and has developed a unique technique to survive by obtaining water from observing the clues for any moisture through early morning fogs. It drinks by the means of its own bumpy back surface, which provides for accumulation of water droplets of fifteen to twenty micron in diameter. It inspired recently however also of scientists; recently have created a material that can capture and control tiny amounts of water with the same swellings of the beetle.
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- Parker, A. R. & C. R. Lawrence (2001). Water capture by a desert beetle. Nature 414: 33-34.
