Bug FAQStenocara dentata
Stenocara dentata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Tenebrionidae
Stenocara dentata is a long-legged darkling beetle that lives in southern Africa. It stands head-down on sand dunes to collect morning mist, which drips onto its body and runs to its mouth.
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How to recognize it
The species is known as the long-legged darkling beetle.
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Where it lives
It lives on sand dunes where it adopts a head-down posture to catch mist.
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What it eats
It gathers water from mist that slides over its body into its mouth.
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Where it comes from
It is found in southern Africa.
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Questions people ask
How does Stenocara dentata obtain water?
It stands head-down on sand dunes to catch morning mist, letting the droplets run down its body into its mouth.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Tenebrionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenocara_dentata
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