abstract:The Namib Desert beetle (Stenocara gracilipes) 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 of rain per year.
INTHEdrydesert on the west coastofNamibia, where the annualaveragerainfall is a meagre 40mm, the Namibbeetle (Stenocara gracilipes) has evolved a uniquemechanism to drink.
One of Brinker's recent projects was inspired by the NamibDesertbeetle, which survives by collecting the dew drops that roll down the channels on its extremely hydrophobic back.