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.

Several beetle species can survive in the desert due to their unique adaptations. Discover 13 common beetles found in the desert.

Nov 27, 2019 · To survive in the arid wilderness of southwestern Africa, the Namib Desert beetle harvests water from thin air. The blueberry-size, long-legged insect leans its bumpy body into the wind, letting droplets of fog accumulate and drip down its wing case into its mouth.

Asbolus verrucosus (LeConte, 1852), [2] also known as the desert ironclad beetle or blue death feigning beetle, is a species of darkling beetle native to southwestern United States (southern California to Utah and New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico, where it inhabits dry, sandy habitats such as the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts. [3]

Beetles range in size from less than 1 mm to well over 100 mm in length. There are many thousands of beetle species in the Sonoran Desert occupying virtually every sort of habitat. This guide can only present a few of the common, conspicuous species.

Feb 7, 2017 · Darkling beetles (family Tenebrionidae) of the Namib Desert, located on the southwest coast of Africa, live in one of the driest habitats in the world. But some species of darkling beetle can get the water they need from dew …

Receiving little rain and exposed to often wildly oscillating fluctuations in temperature, deserts are home to a rich and dominant beetle fauna whose basic physical features are remarkably similar throughout the world.

Apr 4, 2024 · A new book uncovers the extraordinary secrets of fog-harvesting beetles in the Namib desert and other insects changing our world

Lytta magister, the desert blister beetle or master blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle found in southwestern North America. Typically 16 to 33 mm (0.6 to 1.3 in) in length, L. magister has a striking red head, legs and prothorax, with black elytra.

Jan 13, 2015 · In the driest area of the world, the desert, scientists have been inspired by a surprising form of vapor-harvesting -- the desert beetle.