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Namibia The Beetle That Collects Fog!
In the Namib Desert, where rain is extremely rare, a tiny beetle has an amazing trick to collect water!
How can you get a drink when it hardly ever rains? Some desert beetles have found a clever solution!
In the morning, when fog rolls across Namibia’s dunes, tiny water droplets gather on their bodies. Thanks to the special properties of their shells, these droplets move towards their mouths. That’s a clever way to get a drink!
Scientists are also studying these amazing insects to discover new ways of collecting water from fog.
Did you know? Even fog can become a source of water in the desert!
